Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Mind the Gap So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1 Daarom moeten wij al onze aandacht richten op wat we gehoord hebben, dan zullen we niet uit de koers raken. (Hebrews 2:1) Every single day we have to believe the truth again. This is not to earn favour with God. Nor is it because God isn't capable of saving us. Jesus' work on the cross is enough. The gift is complete. Nothing needs to be added or topped up. Yet we stray. We forget. We jump to attention when sin calls us to action as if we are still under Sin's command. We are free, but we have developed a habit of obeying sin rather than God. We are easily deceived and we need to regularly remind our hearts of the truth. Jesus must be our focus. Jesus must captivate our hearts. Do you have a daily spiritual check list? When life gets difficult do you have a truth list you tell yourself? Here are some of the items on my check list: God is good! God loves me. God is in control. Nothing happens by chance and nothing is out of God's control. God knows best. ( God knows better than me!) Jesus died for me. Jesus loves my enemies. Jesus forgives all my sin, past present and future. I need to do nothing to earn God's favour. I am not a slave to sin; Jesus has set me free. Jesus rose from the dead to give me an abundant life. An abundant life does not consist of things! Jesus will meet my needs, not leave me alone, cares for my soul and has shown me the way in his Word and will guide me through the church and the Holy Spirit speaking truth from His Word. To follow Jesus requires suffering and persecution. (and more depending on what my heart must hear.) What is your list? Can you find some of the truths I tell my self in Hebrews Chapter 2? Why not have a look for yourself. http://bible.com/116/heb.2.1.nlt