What is God Saying to You? Part 2

“How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?” Hebrews 2:3

What a serious warning God presents to us in Hebrews 2:3, as well as, amazing hope. Nancy Guthrie comments on this verse. “What he’s really saying is don’t neglect being loved by God. Don’t neglect being forgiven and accepted and protected and strengthened and guided by almighty God. Don’t neglect the sacrifice of Christ’s death on the cross. Don’t neglect seeing the radiance of God’s glory in the face of Jesus. Don’t neglect enjoying the free access to the throne of grace. Don’t neglect the inexhaustible treasure of God’s promises. This is a great salvation. Don’t neglect so great a salvation. It is the something better you’ve been hoping for.” Each one of these aspects of salvation should be cause of reflection, meditation, and awe for all of us who belong to the Lord.

I’m looking forward to seeing you Thursday morning for a great time of discussion on the second half of Lesson 1 in our study guides Hoping for Something Better. If you don’t have a book, I did receive 4 books on Monday and you are welcome to come by my house to pick one up, or I can give it to you on Thursday.

Also, as per our discussion last week I have a few things to share about the Old Testament passage that speaks of the Sons of God marrying the daughters of men. Maybe you researched that a bit too.

Summer will be helping out with the little ones this week; we are so thankful for her.

Hoping for Something Better

Many years ago Charles Spurgeon stated so well the focus each of us needs in our lives. The following quote comes from his devotional “Morning and Evening” for January 9th.

Are You Satisfied?

“I will be their God.” Jeremiah 31:33

Christian, here is all you require. To make you happy you want something that shall satisfy you, and is not this enough? If you can pour this promise into your cup, will you not say, with David, "My cup overflows."1 When this is fulfilled, "I am your God," are you not possessor of all things? Desire is insatiable as death, but He who fills all in all can fill it. The capacity of our wishes who can measure? But the immeasurable wealth of God can more than overflow it. I ask you if you are not complete when God is yours? Do you want anything but God? Is not His all-sufficiency enough to satisfy you if all else should fail? But you want more than quiet satisfaction; you desire rapturous delight.

Come, soul, here is music fit for heaven in this your portion, for God is the Maker of heaven. Not all the music blown from sweet instruments or drawn from living strings can yield such melody as this sweet promise, "I will be their God." Here is a deep sea of bliss, a shoreless ocean of delight; come, bathe your spirit in it; swim an age, and you shall find no shore; dive throughout eternity, and you shall find no bottom. "I will be their God." If this does not make your eyes sparkle, and your heart beat fast with bliss, then assuredly your soul is not in a healthy state.

But you want more than present delights--you crave something concerning which you may exercise hope; and what more can you hope for than the fulfillment of this great promise, "I will be their God"? This is the masterpiece of all the promises; its enjoyment makes a heaven below and will make a heaven above. Dwell in the light of your Lord, and let your soul be always ravished with His love. Get out the marrow and fatness that this portion yields you. Live up to your privileges, and rejoice with unspeakable joy.

End of quote.

Ladies, does this describe our lives? This Thursday morning at 9:30 we will be encouraging one another to live the way Spurgeon describes as we begin our study of Hebrews using Nancy Guthrie’s study book “Hoping for Something Better.” If you have not ordered your book from Amazon, now is a good time to do that. I have copies of the introduction for our discussion this week in case you have not received your book yet.

See you in the foyer at Discovery Baptist Thursday morning. We will also be Live-streaming. If you are unable to see us live, the recorded video will be posted later in the day.