Better a sharp pencil than a short memory. So goes an old saying about battling forgetfulness. No one is immune to lapses of memory but forgetfulness seems to be an increasing battle as we age (What's my point here? What was it I was starting out to write? ...)
Regardless of our propensity to forget no matter what our age, we remember that which is the focus of our most intense mental energies. And there is one area of utmost importance, requiring the very best of our mental efforts:
"For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it." (Hebrews 2:1)
According to the inspired writer, there is something we have heard and there is some specific reason given as to why we should be especially attentive to it. The answer is found in a questions posed in the previous verse:
"Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)
Our Father's appointed messengers are commissioned to serve those who are destined to inherit salvation. That's us! This salvation is so important that the Father's angels are sent to participate with us and assist us in the process of receiving this salvation. An awareness of their commissioned work, the writer of Hebrews tells us, provides incentive to "pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it." The salvation we anticipate receiving requires our best mental efforts.
I'm often surprised at how little some believers have researched their hope. Much concentrated effort goes in to researching retirement plans and insurance policies, but what about the most important "policy" of all - salvation in the age to come? Is it really about "pie in the sky when you die", or ruling the world with Christ at His return? Concentrated attention to this will not only provide accurate information but also powerful incentive for lifestyle.
Drifting away from our all-important inheritance is a distinct possibility if we are not focusing concentrated mental energy on it. The hope and life of the age to come is worthy of our best study and research. Perhaps the best investment you can make in your ultimate future is to buy a notebook or start a blog or computer document entitled, "God's Promised Inheritance To Me". Pore over the pages of the Bible in search of clues and answers. I'll dare say it will be the most profitable study of your life.
Yours for our kingdom inheritance,
Steve
Regardless of our propensity to forget no matter what our age, we remember that which is the focus of our most intense mental energies. And there is one area of utmost importance, requiring the very best of our mental efforts:
"For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it." (Hebrews 2:1)
According to the inspired writer, there is something we have heard and there is some specific reason given as to why we should be especially attentive to it. The answer is found in a questions posed in the previous verse:
"Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)
Our Father's appointed messengers are commissioned to serve those who are destined to inherit salvation. That's us! This salvation is so important that the Father's angels are sent to participate with us and assist us in the process of receiving this salvation. An awareness of their commissioned work, the writer of Hebrews tells us, provides incentive to "pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it." The salvation we anticipate receiving requires our best mental efforts.
I'm often surprised at how little some believers have researched their hope. Much concentrated effort goes in to researching retirement plans and insurance policies, but what about the most important "policy" of all - salvation in the age to come? Is it really about "pie in the sky when you die", or ruling the world with Christ at His return? Concentrated attention to this will not only provide accurate information but also powerful incentive for lifestyle.
Drifting away from our all-important inheritance is a distinct possibility if we are not focusing concentrated mental energy on it. The hope and life of the age to come is worthy of our best study and research. Perhaps the best investment you can make in your ultimate future is to buy a notebook or start a blog or computer document entitled, "God's Promised Inheritance To Me". Pore over the pages of the Bible in search of clues and answers. I'll dare say it will be the most profitable study of your life.
Yours for our kingdom inheritance,
Steve
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