Hebrews 6:9-10 (ESV)
Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
God notices. One of the most difficult things in life is to go through life and have people not notice you. People who are not recognized for you they are and/or for what they contribute to the world around them, are often hurt in ways we simply cannot see. One of the major roles of leadership is to recognize those they lead and demonstrate that they are valued. In chapter six of Hebrews we have one of the most, if not the most, difficult passage in all the Bible to interpret. It has to do with those who “fall away” (v. 6) and if they can be restored again after that falling away. The writer of Hebrews give several illustrations and examples to explain to the readers that those who deny Christ cannot be restored again BECAUSE THEY HAVE DENIED CHRIST. If you deny Christ there is no other way to be restored. Christ’s purpose for coming to the earth was to restore man to the Father. That is the message of the book and this hard chapter to interpret. One of the reasons the writer does write this book, however, and this passage is the above verses. After giving such a stern warning to encourage them to persevere in the faith is that he, the writer, knew better of them. They are not like those who have denied Christ. They are those who are doing good works by showing love for the saints. This is something God notices. God knows every act of love we do for others when that love is done through His power and His Spirit. God notices us when we serve others. Those we serve may take us for granted, but God notices the act of the heart. He is not “unjust” to notice that love. The implication is that it would be “unjust” of a “just” God to not notice our acts of love. That is so reassuring. God is just. We don’t often think of His justice to include the passages of the above verse. That is so amazing. We can rest assured that even though the world passes us by and even our loved ones go on without a saying a word, God notices our acts of love for the saints.
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