“WARNING: DON’T DRIFT AWAY”

 “WARNING: DON’T DRIFT AWAY”

 

We must listen very carefully to the TRUTH we have heard, or we may DRIFT away from it. For the message of God delivered through angels has always STOOD FIRM, and every violation of the law and every act of DISOBEDIENCE was punished.  So, what makes US think WE can escape if we ignore this great SALVATION that was first announced by the Lord Jesus, Himself and then delivered to us by those who heard Him speak?   Heb. 2:1-3

The Author of the Book of Hebrews gives his first WARNING to those who are part of God’s family. He tells them to LISTEN CAREFULLY!  To me these words imply that this is VERY IMPORTANT and we SHOULD take it to HEART.  So, what is SO IMPORTANT that we SHOULD LISTEN CAREFULLY well it is the TRUTH. 

There use to be a game show called “TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES” and the contestants had to guess if the person they were questioning, was telling the TRUTH or NOT.  If they guessed WRONG, then they faced the CONSEQUENCES.  And the WARNING here tells us that the CONSEQUENCES of NOT LISTENING CAREFULLY to the TRUTH could cause us to DRIFT AWAY FROM the TRUTH.

The Message (law) of God that was delivered by the ANGELS had ALWAYS STOOD FIRM, and EVERY VIOLATION of the LAW and EVERY ACT of DISOBEDIENCE was PUNISHED.   So, what makes US THINK we can ESCAPE if we IGNORE this GREAT SALVATION that was announced by the Lord Jesus himself?

If God was SERIOUS about His Message (the law) that came through the ANGELS, how much MORE serious is He about His Message that came through His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST (the Gospel). 

Yes, by God’s GRACE, Jesus tasted DEATH for EVERYONE.  God, FOR whom and THROUGH whom everything was made, chose to bring MANY into GLORY.  And JESUS, through His SUFFERING, was a PERFECT LEADER; FIT to BRING them into their SALVATION. So, now JESUS and the ones He makes HOLY have the SAME FATHER.  That is WHY He is NOT ASHAMED to call them His Brothers AND Sisters.  Are you STANDING FIRM in your FAITH or are YOU DRIFTING AWAY from the TRUTH? 

If you have NOT GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to GOD through His Son, JESUS who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED and ROSE from DEATH and the grave.  Then you are CONTINUALLY DRIFTING AWAY from such a GREAT SALVATION. And are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  In order to RECEIVE SUCH a GREAT SALVATION, you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, and you MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for you and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and DON’T IGNORE this GREAT SALVATION.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s. WAITING and COMING SOON!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!