Romans 4:14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,

We know we have the Spirit working in us when our hearts are inclined towards God as a dear Father, as opposed to a harsh dictator or overbearing ruler.  God does not interact with us as a slave master but rather as a loving Father.  Suppose someone’s understanding has refused to allow them to go to the place of interacting with God as a dear Father who loves them and cares for them. In that case, it is most likely that they have succumbed to a religious idea of God that is contrary to the gospel’s idea of Him.  I call that an orphan spirit.

Hebrews 6:13 For when God made a promise to Abraham because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. 19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

I absolutely love the language in verse 16: "An oath of confirmation is for them an end of all disputes.”

When two parties believe that an agreement will stand firm, peace flows.  That is why God was willing to go to great lengths to secure the promise and give us a sure hope!  Jesus sacrificed to secure a sure hope!

I love how it says God determined!  What did God determine?  To show more abundantly to the heirs of promise!  What did He show? The immutability of His counsel.  In other words, His counsel will never change! How did he do this?  He confirmed it by an oath!  An oath that required two unchangeable things on His part. What are the two immutable things?  Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension, and the fact that God can’t lie. Why did He go to such great lengths to do all this?  So that we who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us might have a strong consolation! Why is this so important?  Because this hope is an anchor of our souls that is both sure and steadfast and enters the Presence behind the veil!  This is not a shallow, fleeting kind of hope that hangs by a thin thread!  This is a sure hope that has its roots in heavenly realities and goes into the Presence behind the veil in heaven itself!  If you want a healthy soul, you need this hope as an anchor!

THIS IS JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH AND THE HIGH PRIEST OF OUR CONFESSION!

It cannot get more secure than it already is because of Him! Because of what Jesus did, the way of becoming heirs of God as dear children greatly beloved by a loving Father has been opened to us.

Are you basking in the revelation that you are an heir of God and joint heir with Christ and thus are able to refer to God as a Dear Father?   If so, wonderful, rejoice and give thanks to Him!

If not, why not?