Holding fast to hope

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23
Here’s a great exhortation to all of us, to hold fast to hope. We learned how hope is not wishful thinking, but a confidence in things that haven’t happened yet. We read in Scripture about the ‘blessed hope’, which refers to the second coming of Jesus Christ (Tit. 2:13). As Christians, this is the ultimate hope that we profess: that the earth won’t continue its downward spiral forever, under the control of Satan, but that there will come a day when Christ will return to judge sin once for all and establish His kingdom in righteousness.
How do we know this, and how can we have absolute confidence that this really is going to happen? The answer is in the next clause: “for He who promised is faithful.” God is faithful, always, end of story. He made a promise to us in His Word, over and over again – and He cannot lie. When you stop and think about it, this aspect of God is astounding. It’s not that God ‘doesn’t lie’ – suggesting that maybe He has the capacity to, but He chooses not to. No, God is completely unable to lie. He sees the world from a perspective of eternity. He can see every event that has happened and will happen in the world. He sees Adam sinning in Eden, He sees Jesus dying on the cross, He sees you doing whatever you’re doing right now, and He sees Jesus sitting on His throne in His kingdom. God doesn’t make mistakes when He promises something. Are you holding fast to this truth, and this hope that God has promised? It will happen – Jesus will return!