October 31
Hebrews 2:1-18
How detail-oriented are you? Do you sweat the details, or are you more of a big picture kind of person? When you get on a plane or embark on a cruise, how closely do you follow the safety briefing? Hebrews 2 begins with a safety briefing for life. We are all going to die, so we need to pay careful attention to what Hebrews has to say.
The safety briefing for our life is a message about Jesus. He is the one who offers us salvation, and he is the one who has become like us so we can be with him. The only way to salvation and an eternity with God is through what Christ has accomplished for us. So, how closely are you paying attention to him? Is he like an app on your phone that is active in the background, or is he front and center? A modern-day song that expresses this mentality is "Jesus Over Everything." (Maybe listen to this song as you consider how closely you are paying attention to Jesus.) The author is concerned, that despite hearing of Christ's superiority, we will slowly become apathetic towards him and "drift away." To guard against this, we must "pay more careful attention" like a detective holding a magnifying glass over a crime scene to ensure we do not miss anything. In the same way, as we read Scripture we must slow down, pay attention, and absorb God's truth. So, as we read through Hebrews over the next few days, slow down, pay attention, and worship the one who is greater than anything.
Father God, continue to remind me of your greatness, the greatness of your Son, and the greatness of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
What would a life that puts Jesus central look like?
How detail-oriented are you? Do you sweat the details, or are you more of a big picture kind of person? When you get on a plane or embark on a cruise, how closely do you follow the safety briefing? Hebrews 2 begins with a safety briefing for life. We are all going to die, so we need to pay careful attention to what Hebrews has to say.
The safety briefing for our life is a message about Jesus. He is the one who offers us salvation, and he is the one who has become like us so we can be with him. The only way to salvation and an eternity with God is through what Christ has accomplished for us. So, how closely are you paying attention to him? Is he like an app on your phone that is active in the background, or is he front and center? A modern-day song that expresses this mentality is "Jesus Over Everything." (Maybe listen to this song as you consider how closely you are paying attention to Jesus.) The author is concerned, that despite hearing of Christ's superiority, we will slowly become apathetic towards him and "drift away." To guard against this, we must "pay more careful attention" like a detective holding a magnifying glass over a crime scene to ensure we do not miss anything. In the same way, as we read Scripture we must slow down, pay attention, and absorb God's truth. So, as we read through Hebrews over the next few days, slow down, pay attention, and worship the one who is greater than anything.
Father God, continue to remind me of your greatness, the greatness of your Son, and the greatness of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
What would a life that puts Jesus central look like?
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