In yesterday's short thoughts I focused on a small portion of the first three verses of Hebrews Chapter 6. But I felt that I would be remiss if I did not comment further on these three verses. So the scripture for today will again be Hebrews 6:1-3 where we read, "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings, and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we shall do, if God permits."
"Let us press on to maturity" was the portion of scripture that I commented on yesterday and believe it is such an important and relevant matter for the Church today. But it is equally important to look at what they were to press on from. Regarding this I will be brief and speak more in general terms as apposed to addressing each matter the writer speaks of individually. Perhaps the Hebrew believers as well as many Christian brothers and sisters today struggle with having a place to press on from.
I believe that He wants us to press on from a place of stability. We must press on from a place of rest. We must press on with our eyes fixed on a goal. As one can see from the entire Book of Hebrews, the believers were struggling with their understanding of Christ's superiority. They had not grasped the depth of His sufficiency. They needed to understand, accept and rest in His finished work on Calvary. They needed to marvel at His grace . They needed to understand the completeness of His sacrifice and His power to save to the uttermost. Yes,there is no more important place to press on to than maturity in Christ. And there is no more appropriate place to press on from than the solid rock which is our Savior. Believe in Him. Believe what God's word says about Him.
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