Hebrews 3: Holding On Until the End

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(Oct 25, 09 – Kim Pierrot)
I tend to think of “having faith” as a passive thing… just sit back, let things happen, and trust God that it’ll all turn out OK. But the book of Hebrews tells us that a life of faith is an active, all-encompassing endeavor. Living a life of faith is like being in physical training–the goal is always to get stronger, or faster or more skilled. Even if you simply want to maintain the level that you are at, you still need to work at it. And so today we are asked by the writer of Hebrews: will we continue to go forward in our faith? Can we hold fast to Jesus for the long haul? Or will we be content just to drift away?

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