Hebrews – Chapter 2

For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. Hebrews 2:10 – God saw it fitting to allow His Son to experience suffering. That’s an odd phrase to dwell on, but it’s the reality that we see unfold within the story of our salvation. God chose to send His Son Jesus into this world with the plans of Him suffering for our sake so we could be saved. While God is God, and He could have chosen another way for sins to be covered and for humanity to be saved, the Lord saw it fitting to handle everything in the way He did. Why? I believe one reason to be so that we could begin to grasp just how deep God’s love for us really is. If the means God established to cover our sin was just Him snapping His fingers, then we may not understand His vast love for us like we do now. Also having Jesus experience all He did allows us to see that even when temptations and sufferings arise in our life we can remain faithful to the Lord. We have a Savior who has experienced all temptations and the deepest of sufferings. He then is able to be present in our lives helping us though such things when they enter into our story. So while yes God could have created a different plan to handle sin if that’s what He wanted to do, He chose the plan He did for a reason. For us to know His vast love and for us to have a Savior who isn’t oblivious to our struggles but is well acquainted with the struggles of human life. What a blessing we have that we serve a God who loves us enough that He was willing to sacrifice for us like He did so we could have what we have today in our life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac- Daily DEVO 3186

How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? Hebrews 2:3a – That’s a great question. Knowing the punishment of sin, even just one, is death. Knowing our lives and our pasts. Knowing the perfectness of God and the imperfect mess we are without God…how can we escape this punishment if we push away what Jesus is offering to us? We can’t escape. There is nothing we can ever do or say on our own to somehow make us good enough to escape the punishment of our sin. Only accepting the salvation that comes from trusting in Jesus to save you will. Stop seeking within yourself to save you and stop seeking something in the world to do it either. The only way to find life is in Jesus through the grace that He gives. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. Hebrews2:1 – What would this drift away look like? Feeling weak spiritually and emotionally. Feeling lost. Feeling alone. Feeling purposeless. Feeling unloved. Here’s where we begin seeing the damages of not listening to what scripture says. Scripture show us our purpose, it repeatedly says we are not alone, it says we have strength in Him, it’s says we are loved beyond our understanding. Yet, if we don’t pay attention to what scripture says, it’s power can’t have the impact we need it to have in our story. Therefore, let’s listen and take in what God is telling us throughout His Word. Let’s not allow this drift to take place in our story. He gave you His Word for you to take in, not to leave out of your life. Allow God to pull you in close to Him through His Word, rather than experience the drift away that comes by not listening to it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac

For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews2:18 – Jesus understands your struggle and can help. Often our worldly supports fail somehow because they really can’t relate with what you’re going through or are just unable to actually help the situation you’re in change. Know that’s not how Jesus is. He fully understands and can relate because He’s struggled and been tempted like you have and He also has all the power to change your situation. So continue to lean on and seek help from Christian family, but set you hope in your struggle on Jesus. Remember, Jesus really can help you right now, turn to Him and let Him show you just how He can help. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 566

…how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? Hebrews 2:3a – Imagine you’re locked in a cell when suddenly rescue comes and offers to unlock your cell door. They have the one key in existence that can open your door and after they leave they aren’t coming back. Yet when asked you tell them you’ll wait for the next guy to come along with a key or you’ll figure it out yourself eventually. We would think someone who did that was crazy, yet this is the situation for those who don’t accept the rescue Jesus is giving. Sin has us locked up, Jesus has the one and only key to let us out, do we let Him open our door? If we refuse Him, then as the verse says, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? If you haven’t fully placed your faith in Jesus yet know while you may be trapped in your sin Jesus holds the key to your escape. He is ready, willing, and longing to be your salvation. Please don’t neglect the rescue that is right here for you. While you may not see how dangerous a life is without Jesus currently, know without Him your hope for rescue from anywhere where is as high as the guy in my example who refused his door to be opened. If you want to know more about Jesus and what He can do for you, reach out. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1598