Devotion From: Hebrews 2:1-4
God, that first verse hit me square between the eyes. Those words “pay much closer attention” are screaming at me. I realize that I don’t “pay much closer attention” because of lack of priority of Christ in my life. When I drift away, I’m not drifting from faith or feeling strong, I’m drifting from Christ himself (Hebrews 2:1).
I’m not sure what You’re trying to say, God, in Hebrews 2:2-4. What are the ways we neglect salvation, other than unbelief? What kind of retributions would we face for neglecting salvation? I suppose it doesn’t really matter as long as I pay much closer attention to the superiority of Christ in my life, above all other areas.
Heavenly Father, today I simply pray, help me to pay closer attention. Help me to pay closer attention to the details of the superiority you must have in my life. Help me to discern clearly the areas that perhaps I am neglecting salvation. Give me the wisdom and clarity of sight to help me pay closer attention. Would you allow people to speak into my life to keep me accountable to paying closer attention to my priorities. Amen.
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Hi Jason, I'm a first-timer to your site and really love reading what you have to say.
I love the book of Hebrews. I studied the book when I was a fairly new Christian. I'd been praying at the time that I wanted to know Jesus better and God led me to study Hebrew. What an awesome book to keep us focused on our savior and God, Jesus Christ.
Looking forward to visiting your site again.
Gina
Hey Gina! Thank you for visiting and comment!
You have to tell me about your journey through Hebrews! What did you experience? What were you going through at the time? What does that period of your life look like in hindsight?
God has recently (few months ago) revealed a new found sense of spirituality in my life and are on a new journey of learning more about the soul and spirit rather than having more knowledge…
Hi Jason,
Since you asked, I’ll try to give you condensed version of my answer.
Having grown up in a family that belonged in Jehovah’s Witness organization, I could relate to Hebrews. The book was written to the Jewish Christians who have accepted Christ then were persuaded to go back to practicing the Law. JW taught, yes, Jesus died for our sins, but we have to live a perfect sinless life before God will save us.
No. No. No.
The only thing that is required of us for our salvation is faith. But HE gives us a new heart and HIS spirit when he saves us, enabling us to live a godly life and that is what makes Jesus’ sacrifice and the new covenant a GREATER SALVATION.
The book also absolutely convinced me without a doubt of the supremacy of Jesus Christ and that HE is God. While this seems like a no-brainer to most Christians, it was a big deal for me, a former JW. In talking about Jesus, chapter one quote verses from Psalm and the Psalm leave no doubt that the writer was referring to Jehovah God. According to the Bible, Jesus is Jehovah God.
More knowledge is no good, unless we allow what we learned to change us. What I learned about Jesus through the study of Hebrews made me fall in love with my savior. At the time, I was living through a very unhappy time in my marriage. I stayed in that marriage because I loved Jesus. And over time, God taught me to love. HE changed my heart. HE changed my husband’s heart.
My husband and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary earlier this summer. And God deserves all the credit and praise. God is love.
Gina
I love what you said…"more knowledge is no good, unless we allow what we learned to change us." I am very happy to hear that God did His thing and redeemed your marriage! I am encouraged by your testimony and you have a story to tell so may God give you opportunities to do just that!