Verse of the Day 4/6

Through the Bible - Leviticus 6-7, Hebrews 8

 

Good morning,

You may have noticed that I didn't send out a devoitional for several days.  It wasn't a case where my mind drifted to other things, it was because I had computer problems and didn't have access to the internet.

 

Sometimes things come into our lives that upset the apple cart and keep us from doing the things that we normally do.  Sometimes these disruptions can cause us to drift away from important things.

 

For today's verse we'll go to Hebrews chapter 2, where we are encouraged not to "drift" in our spiritual lives.

Hebrews 2:1 (English Standard Version) Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

 ¹Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
 

Due to travel schedules and other thing, the men's small group that I'm in stopped meeting for several weeks.  The potential was there for that time away to cause us to drift, to question whether we should go on meeting, to occupy Monday mornings with other things.

 

When we got back together on Monday (at 6 am), it was apparent to us all that we were happy to be back together and would continue to, that we hadn't drifted apart.

 

Things can sometime get in the way with our relationship to God as well.  The question is what do we do in those times?  Do we allow ourselves to drift or do we look forward to the time, make plans for the time when things can be made right?

 

C. S. Lewis wrote: "When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased."

 

Putting time spent with God first may cause you to eliminate other things from your life.  But you will find that in putting first things first, the blessing will increase in other areas while the vain things will fade.  May we drift away from those "vain things" and their deceptive charms.

 

Blessings,
Mike

mikevw@bellsouth.net
mikesvotd.blogspot.com

Hebrews 2 (New Living Translation)

Hebrews 2   A Warning against Drifting Away

 ¹ So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. ² For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. ³ So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? ⁴ And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.