What is there in this world that you can trust or depend on 100%? Even the people very closest to us will occasionally let us down. The author of Hebrews reminds us that there is one and only one who will never let us down.  Let’s look together at Hebrews 6.

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

I love the statement that it impossible for God to lie.  When we are little lying is one of our first impulses.  “Who broke the lamp?”  “I don’t know.”  “Did you neat the cake I told you not to touch?” a chocolate covered face responds. “No!”  God, because of who He is, because of His nature and character, is truth.  When He makes us a promise we can depend upon that promise totally and completely.  In a world of uncertainty that is a great truth that we can be certain of!

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave