To The Very End

DEVOTION HEBREWS TO THE VERY END Heb 6:9-12 9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better things in your case — things that accompany salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. NIV We may be able to retire from our earthly career in this culture of today even though the scripture does not promote such action, but we can never retire from working for the Kingdom of God. We must not become lazy in our relationship with God, in our duty to Him. How can we, at some point in our life, decide we have done enough and it is time for someone else, perhaps younger with more energy, to take over? Maybe there are even some who are younger who are not doing what they should be for the Kingdom of God, thinking they are already too busy with life. We cannot judge each other, but only can examine our own heart and see if there is any laziness within. Can someone say of us that, they are confident in our case of better things? It would appear we need to continue to the very end, showing our love for Him by helping His people and continuing to help them. That would surely mean we cannot ever quit helping God’s people. The question is of course, what constitutes helping His people? If we get into deep philosophical debate over that answer, we might get so mired in discussion that we lose sight of the task at hand and never actually help anyone. We need to be about our Father’s business. We need to keep on keeping on, doing, loving each other, serving each other, encouraging each other and helping each other in our joint journey with God. Diligence and laziness are not compatible. Can we ever just sit back on our laurels? It would appear not, because we are admonished to continue on to the very end. Is it possible that if we ever stop working diligently for the Kingdom of God, and become lazy in our service to each other, that we could at some point begin to question our position in Christ, not sure of the hope we have? It appears this encouragement to continue on to the very end does produce a surer hope. We must always be in love with God, and with His people. True, we cannot do everything, but we can do what God has called us to do, our part in the divine plan. We each have something to do in order to fulfill showing our love for Him by helping others. We each have skills, talents, knowledge, capabilities and gifts from God which we need to be active in for His purpose. We have an inheritance, which is for sure. Let us strive to be worthy of it even onto the very end.