Dear friends, if we deliberately continue
sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any
sacrifice that will cover these sins. There is only the terrible expectation of
God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume His enemies. For anyone
who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the
testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much worse the punishment
will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the
blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and
have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to
us. Hebrews 10:26-29 NLT
How could someone
keep on sinning deliberately after they accept Jesus as their Savior—knowing that
Jesus’ blood not just shed, but sacrificed for them? Selfish desires?
Ignorance? Or just plain disobedience? We can’t judge other’s motives. Are we
perfect ourselves? No—not perfect, but forgiven. This author of Hebrews tells
us that if we are so careless as
to disregard what Jesus, The Son of God, has done for us and have disrespected
the Holy Spirit, we face the same punishment—or worse—that those who refused to
obey the Ten Commandments during Moses time. Death. Not just dying here on
earth—but eternally. That is pretty serious. Think about your thoughts, words
and actions. Be an encourager of other Christians—that you would help save them
from death—and yourself, too.
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, help to think through what we say and do that everything about
our lives would bring glory to God.
© 2015 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard
Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.
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