Hold Fast
Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end….for we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end. (Heb. 3:6,14)
The context of Hebrews 3 is not salvation – but of taking possession of our inheritance in Christ. Hebrews 3 is actually God’s own commentary on the events of Numbers 13 and 14, when Israel would not enter or possess the land.
You will note the words, “hold fast.” Those words prove that our inheritance is ALREADY given to us in Christ. Just as God said to Israel, “This is the land that I HAVE given you,” so it is if we are in Christ — our inheritance is already freely given in Him. We must HOLD FAST by faith.
Notice that we are to, “hold fast by faith UNTO THE END.” The end of what? Some folks might think that we are to decide what God ought to do in our lives, and then hunker down and hold fast until He does it. No. The word behind, “end,” could be rendered, “completion.” We are to HOLD FAST by faith unto the completion of God’s purpose in us — GOD’S purpose — not ours.
Israel was told the lands was ALREADY theirs, and then they were told, by faith, to enter in and take possession. Indeed, Jericho was the blueprint – and they took possession of it without a shot being fired. So it is with us. By faith we are to operate from victory. We are to ask God to do, “whatever it takes,” to complete His work in us.
This doesn’t mean we will be passive. But as we respond to what God does do, we will be living FROM a finished victory – rather than trying to win it. In short, we are to walk with Christ HOLDING FAST to Him — by faith standing in Him and in what He has done.
David DePra
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