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Today, the
author of Hebrews extends the conversation where he left off last chapter. We must be careful that we are not
disobedient. We should be striving for life
with God. We should be looking forward
to that eternal day of Sabbath when we are with God. It should be our primary goal.
We should
also be concerned that we don’t lose it.
The author of Hebrews isn’t inviting us to be living in fear – the phobia
kind of fear. He wants us to take our obedience
seriously. He wants us to live a life of
self-examination. He doesn’t want us paranoid
about salvation; he wants us to be mindful of who we are and our goals/desires
of our heart.
In this,
though, the author of Hebrews reminds us that we have a God who
understands. He knows what temptation is
like. He knows what living in a sinful
world is like. He knows what it is like
to have people turn on Him, reject Him, refuse to listen to Him. He knows what it is like to get angry. He knows what it is like to suffer loss and to
have people around Him lose faith.
In short,
Jesus knows. While we are to be mindful
of our actions and our dreams, Jesus knows what it is like to be human. When we get it right, He celebrates with
us. When we fail, He understands our
struggle. We have a great High Priest
who knows us and what it is like to be us.
We don’t worship some far off god who looks down upon us without
understanding. We have a God who dwelled
with us and knows.
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