Meditate.
…you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! Hebrews 12:22-25 (Underlined for emphasis.)
The author of Hebrews was writing here to the Hebrew people who believed in Jesus as their Savior. They are the firstborn of God’s chosen, His children. He is reminding the people that God is the judge and will be judging them. He is warning these people warning to listen. They should listen to God. for when God speaks, He expects people to listen to Him—just as He expected them to listen to Moses, His spokesperson.
Do you realize
how privileged we are to be part of God’s family? If you are listening to God
and obeying Him…you are especially blessed. Just like the Hebrews people, God
expects us to listen. Listen and obey. That is a reoccurring theme throughout
the Bible, beginning with Moses telling the Hebrew people about listening to God’s
commandments and how they must obey.
And now, Israel, listen carefully to these decrees and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. Deuteronomy 4:1 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Are you listening to Him? Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking.
Prayer ~ Lord, speak to me. I am listening. I understand that You, God, bless the one who reads the words of the prophecy to the church, and You bless all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. From Revelation 1:3
Verses of
Salvation ~ While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings,
with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God
heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was
God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God
qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal
salvation for all those who obey him. Hebrews 5:7-9 (Underlined for
emphasis.)
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