Hebrews 6:13-18
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.
God’s promise to Abraham was through him to all nations; He swore by Himself to Abraham that He would bless him, and that He would multiply him physically and spiritually. We who are in Christ are the recipients of that promise of God. Just as Abraham suffered long and endured patiently, so we have and do further endure all things for Christ’s sake and the gospel to eternal life’s consummation. We have God’s solid promise of absolute certainty to persevere to the end, seeing how He confirmed His promises as the one who is always true and just and merciful. Because He cannot lie, we rest assuredly and find peace in our reconciliation with God in Christ. Therefore we have run to Him for refuge in this hope set before us, knowing it cannot be taken away or given up because His sovereign promises cannot be annulled or abrogated.
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