Today we will look to Hebrews 2:1 for our short thoughts of the day. In this passage we read, "For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it". In summary, "this reason" the writer is referring to is the truth declared in the first chapter, that God has spoken through His Son, the One who possesses the more excellent name; the superior One who is seated at His right hand.
As each of us grew up, I'm sure that most of us can remember being told that we needed to pay attention to something we were being told by our parents, educators, coaches or others. As we have parented our children or have been involved in a teaching capacity ourselves, we too have most likely told others that they needed to pay attention to what we were telling them. If there were ever matters that needed and deserved our "much closer attention", it would be the things God has spoken in His Son.
There is much at stake for the believer in Christ and His Church, and so the writer says this is something that we "must" do. We must pay attention to the things that we have heard regarding the Lord Jesus Christ. We are called to "pay much closer attention" because the possibility exists for us to "drift away from it" if we choose not to.
Looking to the Lord Jesus and paying this "much closer attention" to what we have heard from God in Christ is our hope of not drifting away from it. He is our rock. He is the anchor of our soul. But make no mistake by taking His admonition lightly; we may find ourselves drifting away from the truths we have heard in Christ if we fail or neglect to pay close attention to them.
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