"For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will." Today's scripture is found in Hebrews 2:2-4 and will be the source of today's short thoughts.
The comparison is a just one. "If the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty", what about the word spoken in Christ, the One who has a higher name than the angels, the One who sits at the Father's right hand? The answer to the question posed in the verse seems simple. There is no escape "if we neglect so great a salvation" as is found in the One who takes away the sin of the world! The reality of neglecting so great a salvation is that "there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved".
The message of salvation is one that has been both heard and confirmed. In today's passage we read that God used signs, wonders and various miracles as He testified of this great salvation He has provided in His Son. I believe that you and I, and everyone who has found new life in Christ continues to declare the truth of this salvation as our lives are changed by the power of His indwelling presence; Christ in us, the hope of glory.
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