Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our study today. We are in Hebrews chapter 6. Believers must grow beyond the basics of faith and pursue spiritual maturity. They're warned about the danger of falling away after receiving the truth. Those who abandon it are pictured as crucifying again the son of God and are likened to worthless ground that drinks in the rain but produces

only thorns and is cursed. Still, there is confidence of better things for those who continue in

faithfulness. God is just and will not forget the work done in his name. Diligence and

endurance are encouraged, imitating those who through faith and patience inherit what was promised.

God's promises are certain, confirmed with an oath, giving believers strong encouragement.

This hope is a secure and steady anchor for the soul, reaching beyond this life where the Savior has gone.

He has gone beyond this life, and he's coming back, and the hope we have and the promises of God ought to keep us with him through all things.

We are encouraged to move forward in spiritual maturity, rather than remain in the early stages of faith.

God calls us to a deepening commitment characterized by perseverance, exploration, and love and action. We must take seriously the warning

against falling away and instead be intentional and passionate about anchoring our hope and God.

He sees our service and remembers our work, and his patience is just in assuring that our labor

is not in vain. Our hope is not uncertain. It is rooted in the

unchanging nature of God and the certainty of his promises. As we imitate those who patiently

trusted God and received the promises, we live confidently and faithfully fueled by enduring

hope through Jesus Christ. I want you to see that the fact that we can fall away doesn't mean we live

without confidence. We fall away when we lose sight of the glory of God and we're no longer drawn to

him in gratitude. You keep your eyes on him and you long for Jesus and he'll take care of you

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