“Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.”
As we conclude the book of Hebrews today there is one final thought we want to pull from it. Throughout the whole book the focus of Hebrews is teaching about who exactly Jesus Christ is and what it means to walk by faith. It is in the later chapters the author defines faith and then gives examples of how others had trusted and followed God.
We have read that application of faith is of the utmost importance. So we conclude our reading of Hebrews by looking at ways in which we can live out our faith today. We do this in reaching out and loving our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. As you go to community (small) group be deliberate in your conversations with one another. Make an extra effort to listen to the persons you are speaking to. Also, reach out to complete strangers. Open the door for a person, help someone to their car, by the person in front of you a cup of coffee. Who knows you may be ministering to an angel? Lastly, think of someone you know who is down on their luck. Give them a call, drop them an email or maybe do something special for them.
Our faith is not just based on our beliefs, it is reflected in how we live. May we be people who are daily learning to walk as Jesus walked and love as Jesus loved.
