Hebrews 10:39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
This
verse from the Book of Hebrews describes God’s people preceding the “hall of
Fame of Faith” in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Looking at God’s people over
the many years that the bible covers, we are assured they are not the kind of
people that run away in the grips of fear and distress. They did have their
setbacks and hindrances, but they were not the kind of people that surrendered
to their enemy at the first sign of trouble. On the contrary, God’s people
throughout the Bible were the kind of people who did not give up on their
calling from God just because their paths grew rough and rocky.
As
God’s people today, we can be those that continue and remain forward in our
walk with Christ Jesus. We will persist ahead and receive the promises of God
as did the saints of old. We will not shrink back into ancient traditions of
humanity or any substitution theology put forth by false teachers prodded on by
Satan. Retreating on the battlefield in the Army of Christ Jesus is allowing
ourselves to be influenced by the evil of our enemy. Satan knows that he cannot
take away our salvation; Jesus died on the Cross to atone for our past,
present, and future sins. However, Satan can draw us into worldly activities
that will cause us to take our eyes off Jesus.
The
keyword in the verse of the day today (Hebrews 10:29) is faith. Through our
faith and trust in Christ Jesus and His sacrificial work on Calvary, it will
allow us to have the victory on any battlefield against Satan. In the Armor of
God, (Ephesians 6:10-17). The shield of faith will allow us to block all of
Satan’s flaming arrows, and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,
will send Satan into full retreat.
Helen
Lemmel wrote a Hymn in 1922 with an unambiguous message on this matter: “Turn
your eyes on Jesus, and the things of this world will grow strangely dim”
(Hebrews 12:2).
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