Hebrews 2:1-4 | What am I going to do about it?

I remember those early years of desperately wanting a cell phone. All of my friends were getting cell phones and I so horribly wished I could have one. I remember a conversation when I asked my dad why I could not have one and he looked at me and said, "I can see how you treat everything else I have given you, why should I entrust you with something as valuable as this?" That stuck with me. It caused me to look around and realize how much I had neglected much of what my parents invested into me. That moment of conviction changed things around. My goal stopped becoming the phone. My goal was to be responsible with what was entrusted to me. As I read through this section of Hebrews, it spurs that same thing on in me.

I remember studying this passage years back and my soul being struck with that same type of conviction. I had not done well at stewarding what  the Lord entrusted to me. He paid for me by the blood of His Son. How did I respond? I rarely read the Bible. Prayer was only when I needed something. Sin was passive and easy. Excuses were plentiful. And I still claimed to belong to Him. What a way to treat the Father. As that conviction wrestled with me, I had to wrestle with the thoughts of letting other things go that I could rightly steward this relationship with the Lord. So the same is my action plan now.

Many devotions that we have gone through have brought us to a similar place. Will we heed or neglect the conviction of the Lord that He has placed in our hearts? Do we understand that the voice of conviction is actually the very mercy of God? If it is His mercy that is revealing these things, will we submit to Him? I certainly hope you realize the consequences of such neglect. Consider this verse:

Neglect spawns out of pride. It resists God. Therefore, God resists you. If you find you are not moving forward in your faith, as I had when I first came upon this passage, then the solution is truly a simple one. Simple does not mean easy. But it is necessary for the believer. We must humble ourselves. Empty yourself. Sincerely confess your sins. Be specific in your confession. Do not give yourself the opportunity to lighten sin and again neglect the salvation that has been given to you. Take the opportunity in front of you and lay yourself down. Repent of your neglect.

Now for those of you who are running this race and sincere. I exhort you to continue in the path that the Lord has laid before you. It is no small matter to stand where you stand. As the Scripture clearly states, if you think you stand, take heed lest you fall.

What application are you implementing today?