READ: Ezekiel 11,12; Psalms 128; Hebrews 2
SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 2: 1 We
must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that
we do not drift away.
OBSERVATION: If a floating boat is not tied up with a firm
object (when it is on the shores) or has no anchor, the boat is in danger of
drifting away. The boat and those who are on it will be in trouble. Here, the
author of Hebrews uses this image to warn the Jewish Christians to be careful
about false doctrines and teachings that contradict what they have heard. In
Hebrews 1, the author says that Jesus is the ultimate word of God and explains
the greatness of Jesus, his divinity, and his superiority over the angels. Drawing
our attention to what has been told about Jesus in the first chapter, the
author calls for “the most careful attention to what we have heard.” If a
person is not careful enough, they could be drifted.
In the early Church, Judaizers or legalists,
those who espoused the law, misled the people from the truth of Jesus Christ. Christians
who received their salvation through grace fell trapped in the schemes of Judaizers.
They made people turn from the grace of Christ to a different and unscriptural gospel.
In Galatians, Paul says, “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach
a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!”
(Gal.1:6-8). If people listened to such false teachers who downplay Jesus’s
divinity and reject or distort the bible’s authority, they would drift away. In
the past, many claimed that they received a fresh revelation from an angel and
started their movements. Further, as Billy Graham says, “A life without God is like a
boat without an anchor.” Jesus is our anchor for our souls and the foundation
for our spiritual life. We should be eager to listen to his words and read them
every day.
APPLICATION: I should be careful against any false teachings
that present a different Jesus. I must listen to the words of Jesus and obey
them. He alone can save me completely.
PRAYER: Father God, thank you for the salvation you
give us through Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, help me to discern the word of God to
obey it and firmly stand against any false teachings. Amen.
- Arputharaj Samuel
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