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Temporary Salvation

And being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him... 
Hebrews 5:9

Noticeably there are things in my life that I like to hold onto, if you will. Areas of control. Areas of angst and worry. Areas of angst and worried fueled by my desire for control. When those areas of life seem to be getting out of control, I resort to something close by to ease my mind -- a Coke, a coffee, spending money, pouring myself into a house chore, starting this business I'm working on, etc. You get the picture. I use one thing to substitute for another.

During nap time today, I was reading in Hebrews and was caught on verse 9 of Chapter 5. He became eternal salvation for all who obey. Wow. You always know that Jesus has offered eternal salvation, but for some reason eternal stood out to me. I began to think of the opposite of eternal, which is temporary. I grab so quickly for temporary salvation. What will save me in this moment? What will make me happy right this minute? What will satisfy my weariness, my feelings of being unworthy/not enough -- What? 

We all have our answers. We have our temporary salvations that black out the majesty of eternal salvation. We have temporary salvations that ease the moment but never provide that lasting nourishment that He alone promises. We have our quick fixes, our guilty pleasures. But none of these -- not even a glass of Coke -- can offer the salvation we desperately need.

He is rest for the weary soul because He is eternal. He overcomes the temporary by giving us joy, peace and rest for the troubled heart. He is Jesus. 
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Hebrews

I'm thankful God is faithful to lead us to places in His Word. I've never been one to play roulette during my time of study. When one book of study starts coming to a close, I begin to pray for the next book of the Bible to focus my attention. I'm one also to sometimes "miss" Jesus in things. My prayer for several days was for God to open my eyes to Jesus -- a love for Him like never before; an understanding and trust of His role in my salvation. This prayer coincided with a prayer for a new book of study.

Hebrews became where I turned my Bible to next.

I've never studied Hebrews. The opening verses always seemed to be WAY over my head. And yet, God is faithful to shed another layer and remove my skills. Hebrews is ALL ABOUT JESUS. Granted, so is the entire Bible. But God answered both prayers by turning me to Hebrews.

Jesus is God's Son and will inherit the house of God. As the one who inherits, Jesus is greater than Moses -- Jesus is the Son; Moses is the Servant. The Son or one who inherits the house is responsible for providing, protecting, leading and satisfying the house. You and I are members of the household of God, if we are believers. This new light on a familiar passage has been so refreshing.

I worry so much about the littlest things. I won't trouble you with those. But know this -- petty. Jesus is here to satisfy me and protecting me. He is not just Lord of my salvation, but He is Lord of my life. This means He rules over me. He takes care of me. He satisfies my soul and heart. Ya'll this has taken some time for me to wrap my head around, and I'm still working on that. But Jesus is Lord of my life. I understood that at the age of ten. He has saved me, is saving me, and bringing me to salvation in the final days. When I look to Him, those worries have to disappear because in my heart I trust that He is taking care of even the smallest detail of my life. I can look back and see it all in the past.. why would He abandon now? He won't.

Hebrews has been so good. I'm so thankful for the work of Christ and His being seated at the right hand of God. His work is finished!
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