BBD 08.29.14 So Great a Salvation (Classic)
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The Burning
Bush Devotional
Classic
from 2002
08.29.14
So Great a Salvation
God, who at various times and in
various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these
last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things,
through whom also He made the worlds…. - Hebrews 1:1-2.
Therefore we must give the more
earnest heed to the things we have heard lest we drift away. For if the word
spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every disobedience received a just
reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation…. - Hebrews
2:1-3a.
In Istanbul, Turkey a ship drifting out of control
rammed into a well-known Bosphorus-shore restaurant causing much damage to the
building. Thankfully, no one was injured and the ship has been pulled away by
tugboats. It is uncertain what caused the ship to drift out of control. To
reduce the hazards of the Bosphorus, which is one of the busiest waterways in
the world, Turkey has installed a new radar system to help guide vessels
through the treacherous currents.
People who neglect the things of God become much like
that ship drifting uncontrollably. When we neglect the things of God, we may
not even be aware ourselves that we are out of control, and if we are not aware
most others are not aware either. What gets our attention is when we suddenly
come to a crashing halt. The sudden unexpected crash may come through decisions
made without seeking the direction of God. The crash may come through our
succumbing to temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil. But the cause
of the crash occurred long before the crash when we began to stop praying, stop
reading God’s Word, stop assembling with other believers, stop serving and
reaching out to others. The cause that resulted in the crash occurred long
before when we began to neglect our great salvation.
Our salvation is so great and should not be neglected
because of several things:
Our salvation is eternal (John
10:28).
Our salvation was costly (Philippians 2:8; 1
Corinthians 6:19-20).
Our salvation is complete (Hebrews 9:28).
Our salvation is exclusive (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).
Have you been neglecting your salvation? Why would we
ever neglect something so good, so wondrous, and so amazing? Before the crash comes let us stop our drifting and
turn back to the safety of the salvation of God. Let us mine that salvation,
dive into that salvation, grab hold of that salvation, learn of that salvation,
and breathe of that salvation. Let us never, ever neglect “so great a salvation.”
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