Investment 3

Hebrews 10:23-24

I can get distracted easily. If I begin to make the bed in the morning I might spot a dirty towel on the floor and take it to the laundry room. Then I notice some dirty glasses that need to be put in the dishwasher and an important paper that should be filed away. Eventually I make my way back to the bedroom to discover the bed is only half finished.

In time I get things done. It just may take me a round-about route to finish things.

Unfortunately even the most devoted of Christians can find themselves being distracted. What does the author of Hebrews encourage us to do? Why should we do that? According to verse 24 what job should we do?

Sometimes it can be easy to jump into our faith and be excited about our relationship with Jesus. We know what we ought to be doing – caring for others, helping those in need, professing the story of Christ. But we can be distracted by other things.

Life can get in our way. Our job takes up a great deal of our time. Our family obligations require that we go here and there to take care of matters. And, of course, we need to have some time for ourselves.

In all that we have to do our faith can take a backseat, be pushed aside and tucked away in a corner until we can get back to it. But a true relationship with God, a true life that seeks to walk as Jesus walked, requires that we invest our hearts and minds in what we are doing.

We need to hold on tightly to the hope of salvation that we believe in. Jesus is again our model. He is always there for us. Can we be there for him at all times?

And what about others? We are supposed to keep our own faith strong and then share that conviction with other people. The author of Hebrews tells us to “spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” We can’t do that if we allow the worries and busy-ness of life to distract us from walking like Jesus.

DAILY CHALLENGE: What needs to be set aside so that you might be more invested in your faith?