How does it work when we have shared in the glory of God and then turn away?
“4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.” – Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV)
Well as the writer of Hebrews tells us that “it is impossible…to restore them again”.
It is hard to believe that I would fall away from Christ now that I have accepted His glory and salvation. I may have taken a lazy approach to my faith as in missing church for the fellowship with others. I may have not actively served. I may have allowed life to get in the way. But walking away from God that I find would be difficult for me to do.
God has provided for my needs when I strictly look at what I am in NEED. I have not missed out on His glory, even when I was not actively seeking Him daily. I still had a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in, a wife and family to love and experience their love, and friends that I could reach out to at any time. I did not, and at this point, don’t see myself turning away from God and abandoning all that He gives.
I will say that I am not sure if I have met someone that has actively and purposefully turned away from God and fallen from His grace. I may know those that have not accepted Christ or may not be active as I have been in the past, but those that have turned away from Him I do not know. But if I have, I should be praying for them, for as noted in verses 4-6 above, it is impossible for them to be restored.
Once I was accepted as a child of God I “shared in the Holy Spirit” and “tasted the heavenly gift” that came with my salvation. I do not see a reason to turn away from those amazing things. I desire to continue sharing in those and only wish that each of you will have the opportunity to share in them and once you do, will continue to do so for all of eternity.
What does it look like for you to accept the gift provided by Christ? Will you take the opportunity to taste “the heavenly gift”? Will you continue to share in the gift that came/comes with salvation?
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