Quote for the Day
“We must pay more careful attention…”
Today's Prayer
This week pray as those who travel are away from family. Ask God to provide comfort to those at home preparing for the holidays on their own. Ask the Father to give His special comfort as family is missed during this season.
Hebrews 2:1-4
Hebrews 2:1-4 (NIV)1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Message
Chapter two starts off with one of several warnings we will see in the book of Hebrews. This first warning is to “pay more careful attention.” To what do we pay more careful attention? What we have heard! And what have we heard? The author is talking to Jews who had taken their faith to completion by salvation through Jesus Christ. They had heard and obeyed both the Old Testament Law and the gospel of Jesus Christ, and now saw how they were both integrated into one.The salvation the writer of Hebrews is referring to is the one that “God also testified to…by signs, wonders and various miracles…” Even today we have the potential to ignore “such a great salvation.” This warning from 2000 years ago is still valid. Our salvation is from our faith in God, and we cannot ignore it and expect anything less than separation from God. God showed great mercy to send us His Son to bring us to Him. We need to focus and pay attention to what He has told us: pay careful attention to this great salvation. Our lives should be carefully focused on the great salvation He has provided.