The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Hebrews 2:1-3a,
"We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?"
"We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?"
The writer of Hebrews uses the example of God's covenant with Israel and Israel's violation of that covenant by turning their backs on the law that governed it. That did not turn out well for Israel. He points this out as an example of what will happen if we ignore what God has ordained. There is no escape by ignoring the great salvation God has provided for us.
What God has asked is for all mankind to place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Having had his Son make atonement for the sins of all mankind, the message (the gospel) must be responded to: put your trust and faith in Jesus. If not, just as Israel did not escape the judgment of God for turning their backs on him, so will all face the same fate who reject God's invitation to us.
There is no alternative. It is a simple binary choice: embrace Jesus Christ in faith and receive eternal life or don't and face eternal death. No other outcome exists for any human being on planet earth. There is no escape for ignoring so great a salvation.
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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