August 17, 2024 LEST WE DRIFT
Hebrews 2:1-3 “For this reason we must pay closer attention what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard.”
God is gracious to us; because He knows that we can drift from the truth of what He has said, He reminds us to pay close attention. Our old flesh resist the Spirit, and the Spirit resist the flesh and it is the flesh that calls us to drift away from the things of the Lord. (There is this continual battle between the flesh and the spirit; however, there is a way for this battle not to be raging in us at all times. The key to walking in victory over the flesh is to walk by the Spirit.) It is a fact; the words spoken by angels and the Lord Himself is unalterable. That may sound fearful to some, but in reality, it is a blessing to us because we do not have to guess as to what God is up to; He is dependable and we know the boundaries; we know His plans for mankind and we know His character. Those who are the saved must understand that salvation is much more than a ticket to heaven; the salvation that God grants to us through His Son is a great salvation. Salvation means that we will spend eternity with God; but it also means that He is in the process of transforming us during our time on earth-and that’s a big deal. Here is where we must not drift: we must be alert to working with Him as He works in us; we must be paying close attention to the things of the Lord and walking in them-not neglecting the work of God in us; we must daily embrace all that He is doing in and through us. This great salvation also includes us being His ambassadors here on planet earth and it includes us reflecting Him in all we do-being light. It is to our benefit and a blessing for us not to drift from the Lord. This passage contains a sobering reminder in the form of a question: “how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” We should honor the Lord and walk in His ways out of our love for Him; but as a safety net, we should have a healthy fear of drifting from the Lord. (If we have any sense at all, we will follow Him. lol.) Woe to any believer who allows himself or herself to drift from the Lord. It is right and it is wise to bow before the Lord, living under His lordship and not drifting from the things the Lord has clearly spoken.
Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Hebrews 4:12-13 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Blessings, Buddy
Hebrews 2:1-3 “For this reason we must pay closer attention what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard.”
God is gracious to us; because He knows that we can drift from the truth of what He has said, He reminds us to pay close attention. Our old flesh resist the Spirit, and the Spirit resist the flesh and it is the flesh that calls us to drift away from the things of the Lord. (There is this continual battle between the flesh and the spirit; however, there is a way for this battle not to be raging in us at all times. The key to walking in victory over the flesh is to walk by the Spirit.) It is a fact; the words spoken by angels and the Lord Himself is unalterable. That may sound fearful to some, but in reality, it is a blessing to us because we do not have to guess as to what God is up to; He is dependable and we know the boundaries; we know His plans for mankind and we know His character. Those who are the saved must understand that salvation is much more than a ticket to heaven; the salvation that God grants to us through His Son is a great salvation. Salvation means that we will spend eternity with God; but it also means that He is in the process of transforming us during our time on earth-and that’s a big deal. Here is where we must not drift: we must be alert to working with Him as He works in us; we must be paying close attention to the things of the Lord and walking in them-not neglecting the work of God in us; we must daily embrace all that He is doing in and through us. This great salvation also includes us being His ambassadors here on planet earth and it includes us reflecting Him in all we do-being light. It is to our benefit and a blessing for us not to drift from the Lord. This passage contains a sobering reminder in the form of a question: “how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” We should honor the Lord and walk in His ways out of our love for Him; but as a safety net, we should have a healthy fear of drifting from the Lord. (If we have any sense at all, we will follow Him. lol.) Woe to any believer who allows himself or herself to drift from the Lord. It is right and it is wise to bow before the Lord, living under His lordship and not drifting from the things the Lord has clearly spoken.
Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Hebrews 4:12-13 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Blessings, Buddy
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