Hebrews 4:6-13 "The Grace of '...Again...'"

2010-08-04


4:6-13

(v7) “Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before:

‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.’”

(v7) “…again…”

Upon this portion of the bible there is a much more famous verse that many have stored it in their memory. (v12) “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edge sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Though a great verse, many have just memorized the verse without thinking about the “For…” And upon examining the “For…,” or the why verse 12 was written, it is apparent that it is because of verse 11, “Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest s that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.” Then again, if we examine the “…therefore…” we arrive upon verse 7, “Therefore God again set a certain day,…”

The “Therefore…” in verse 7 refers to yesterday’s entry, of us facing a rock and a hard place. But the point I am trying to make is based on the “…again…” portion of this passage. The reason for Jesus’ coming. The reason for all that has happened and all that is happening, pivots around the “…again…”

The ‘perfectness’ after the 6th day of creation was cut short by our sin, and the effort or sacrifice could not regain the ‘perfectness’ that God embodies. So God set another “Today,” “…again…”

Chances do not come very often. In my opinion, though God is a God of second chances, in our walk of life there certain choices that is never too late. You don’t have to taste that chocolate, nor do you have to say something of importance such as “I love you.” But the choice of “Today” might not come “…again…” You can live with certain choices, but ‘Life’ of the everlasting kind, demands us the choice of “Today.”

The world that we are living in, time, the era that we are living in, we are blessed by the fact that it is the era of “…again…” It can only be explained by Love, Mercy, and Grace that we have been provident enough to be able the make the choice of “Today.” Thank God for the grace of “…again…”

The grace of “…again…”

-Worm