Why Did God Save Sinful Humans and Not Sinful Angels? 

“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.” – Hebrews 6:19 (NLT) 

We are reminded of both Jesus’ words and works. In word, Jesus preached to the world that He alone is God and He had come down from Heaven to live without sin, die for our sin, and rise as the “Founder of Salvation.” In work, Jesus proved His claims, “by signs and wonders and various miracles.” Furthermore, the confirmation of Jesus as God and Lord was made by both the Father, as, “God also bore witness,” and “the Holy Spirit,” who did powerful miracles with Jesus to verify His majesty and authority.  

The author of Hebrews then asks a very sobering, humbling, and clarifying question, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?” For a moment, consider the history of the human race from God’s perspective. He created us, blessed us, and gave us one command, and we sinned against Him, which cursed everyone and everything. God owes us nothing, and the truth is we are simply not a big deal. When angels sinned, as we did, they became demons, and God did nothing to seek and save them. Human beings are “lower than the angels,” yet God came as one of us to suffer and die as our Savior. Furthermore, we are told that God has a long history of punishing rebels, which should make us take seriously any sinful drifting in our own lives.  

Sadly, the drift away from deeply anchored Christianity is largely caused by weak pulpits. In boating, a buoy is supposed to be anchored to the bottom of a lake or ocean so that boats can tie on to that buoy, which keeps them from drifting away. In the church, the pulpit is supposed to be like that buoy. The preacher and the preaching are supposed to be immovable and unwavering so that the people in the church can tie the boats holding their families to a firm buoy. Tragically, when the preacher and preaching are not anchored and begin to drift, the entire church begins to scatter and drift away. Additionally, rebellious people who do have a strong, dependable pulpit sometimes intentionally unhook their boat so they can drift away into sin and folly. Either way, once this drift begins, a crisis is set in motion as Hebrews soberly warns against.  

Tomorrow’s devo will look at how God helps us in our suffering.  

Take an honest look at your life right now would you say you are anchored in your faith, or have you been drifting away? If you have been drifting, pray and ask God to renew your strength and give you a greater desire to remain close to Him.  area in your life where you are drifting away. 

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