Hebrews 6: 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Romans 8:
33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?]
34 Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us? 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Hebrews 12:
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Wherein can we find our confidence and our hope of salvation. This dark heart of mine and I daresay you struggle with even the command that we are to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, all of our mind and all of our soul; despite all that He has already done and continues to do in my life, I find myself getting distracted by the tasks and cares of this world. God in perfect righteousness, justice and Glory hates sin and is a God of consuming fire against sin. Yet, He provided the new covenant–a covenant confirmed by by His own oath and promise to all who would believe. A promise to remember our sins no more because of the price that Jesus paid on the cross for us. A price that only perfect righteousness could pay to cover our sins past, present and future. He established an anchor for our soul with that anchor holding firm both within our soul and reaching into heaven tightly fixed upon His throne. We are to hold fast to that anchoring rope; yet, His own hands are stretched out and grasped around ours that we cannot fall or let go once we have taken hold. He has shed the light of the knowledge of Himself into our hearts that we might be able to see him with the eyes of our heart and to desire Him. While Christ remains ever at His right hand pleading with intercessory prayer for us that our faith will not fail. He grasps hold of our hands so that they cannot slip off of that anchor while we are holding it. Our hope is anchored in His covenant, His intercessory prayer for us; so that the storms of this life cannot jar us free from Him. For that reason, we must be moving forward through sanctification. If you do not have this hope founded in Him, if you do not see His sanctifying work being brought about in your life (so that sins of yesteryear become less desirous), if you are not growing in your faith and love for Him–then perhaps you have only taken hold of religion but not the saving Grace that comes from faith in Christ as your only hope.
The following song, I know is in Spanish. The English version just is not the same song, so let me translate. And for the Spanish speaking people, I know this is not a word for word translation; but songs never are–I think you will agree that I did translate the sentiment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMP-bpHT-U
When I was seen in the nakedness of who I am, without breath to live
Plowing through a desert sea completely without love, I knew that my soul was dead
You arrived like the light of the sun
Because of you I am stronger than my destiny
Because of you I am your hero confronting pain
Without You I was so desperately lost
Because of You I am greater than I am