-Strength for Today- "Are You Drifting?" - Hebrews 2:1 – 4

   To drift means to be easily carried slowly away by a current of air or water. The danger of drifting is not limited to the physical realm, because:  

·       Emotionally and

·       Spiritually,

    There’s always a danger of being carried away by the undercurrent, when evil becomes your pattern.  Hebrews 2:1 says, “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”  

    Sadly, today, it’s not uncommon for Christians to drift toward destruction, simply because they aren’t spiritually anchored. That’s why we are told, “We ought to give the more earnest heed..." - He 2:1. Drifting is an unconscious process. In the boat of life, the undercurrents of evil often goes unnoticeable in the physical realm, because the gravitational force that’s driving you away from the shore of righteousness is demonically intended. And for that cause:  

·       Many Christians have slowly drifted away, and

·       Many churches have gradually drifted into false doctrine,

    Finding themselves far removed from the scriptures. However, faithfulness to God is like roaring upstream. But to roar upstream:

·       You must constantly be "adding to your faith..." - 2 Peter 1:5, and

·       You must continue to grow in grace - 2 Peter 3:18.

    Because the moment you stop growing, you start going downwards, and the dangers increase with the speed of the drift.  When you’re drifting, and you can hear the noise of the waterfall, it’s already too late. In other words, it’s difficult to discern that you’re drifting, when you’ve moved far from God. And for those who drift spiritually through their own neglect, there shall be no escape from a just punishment - Hebrews 2:1-3. The common signs of drifting are:

·       Prayerlessness,  

·       Not wanting to be with God’s people,

·       A diminishing desire to study. God’s Word, and

·       Not attending praise and worship, and

·       No desire to edify one another - Romans 14:19.

    When Christians prefers the companionship of people of the world, rather than fellow Christians, they’re drifting toward the rocks of spiritual destruction! 

Author: Plez Lovelady, Jr., PhD