February 20, 2019 -- Hebrews 2:1 -- Set your Soul's GPS
/Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, let we drift away from it.
Hebrews 2:1 ESV
The opening verses of Hebrews 1 give a gorgeous and sweeping view of Who Jesus is. One phrase that I go back to again and again: “He is the radiance of the glory of God” and what about this: “He upholds the universe by the word of His power”. When the believer reflects on, meditates about and speaks with Jesus, then his heart’s capacity for worship is enlarged—as Psalm 119—I run in the path of Your commandments for You enlarge my heart (v. 32).
Many people are drifting away from their deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ. It begins with the neglect of bible reading, once in a while. Church attendance slips from twice a Sunday, to once, to once in a while. Churches themselves accommodate this by shuttering their doors for second services. In fact, many church leaders themselves have lost touch with the radiance of the glory of Jesus, and therefore really have nothing to say in one service, let alone two! Conversations are no longer adorned with the glory of Jesus and the radiance of His majesty. Sad substitutes are proffered until Jesus’ Name and work are far from one’s thoughts and daily experience.
Wake up! O church of the Living God sing the glory of His Name, make His praise glorious. The more you think on Jesus, the more you realize you can never come to the end of your contemplations. There is always more to consider. More that is wondrous. More that causes you to hate your sin and want to draw near to Him. Correct your course today—set your soul’s GPS on Jesus.
Today’s prayer is the familiar William Featherstone hymn, “My Jesus, I Love Thee”. It was written in 1864 and remains powerful and relevant for us today. If you have a few minutes, put the title of this hymn in your search engine, look it up and listen to it. You will be blessed.
My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
