Hebrews 6:18-19 — 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: which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

I have written about security as the main difference about my life after salvation. These verses from Hebrews say what that security consists of. It is the hope of eternal life, secured by God’s word and His faithful character — faithful beyond what we can imagine.
There’s a wonderful song by Ray Boltz. Perhaps you know it — it starts:

I have journeyed through the long dark night out on the open sea
By faith alone sight unknown and yet His eyes were watching me

It’s a perfect statement of how life has often seemed to me — like being in a tiny boat on an open sea. Before I was saved that boat was blown to and fro, and I had no idea where I was going or how I was going to get there. Now I know where I’m going — it’s still dark and stormy, and I often cannot see forward, but I know the Captain of my soul is in the wheelhouse, and I am secure.
The other verses of the song are as beautiful, and as comforting. They speak of the beauty that we see, as well as the fallibility of man’s vision, the transitory nature of dreams, but also of the certainty that God is always present — and most surely when the storm seems wildest and the night seems darkest.
There’s a gentleman in our choir who sings this song, wonderfully. When he sings the chorus it’s like hearing someone who fits the image of an old time sailor, standing four square, declaring his faith.

The anchor holds though the ship is battered
The anchor holds though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees as I faced the raging seas
The anchor holds in spite of the storm

The anchor holds. That promise cannot be broken. God’s character guarantees it. His word makes it certain.
The song is marvelous — but the verses from Hebrews say something more marvelous still. The marvel is in the phrase “within the veil”. Before Jesus came the Holy of Holies, behind the veil, could be entered by one man — the High Priest — and that only once a year. Jesus, like a pilot for a ship, has gone before us into the presence of God, which the Holy of Holies represented. He is gone into a safe harbor, into which we can follow, and sink our anchor permanently! That is my security, and I am grateful for it every day.