Hebrews 4:1-2

Can we fall short of the promise of eternal rest in Christ? Sure we can, but how?

One of Hebrews' central themes is that we can lose out on our Sabbath Rest, which is not a Saturday but Heaven forever. It is because of unbelief, either the loss of or never obtaining a kind of faith that saves. In other words we can hear the truth of the gospel and then reject it.

Romans 10:17 tells us the faith comes by hearing, but only by the Word of Christ. If we hear but then don't hear, we fail to grasp faith. Without faith, we cannot please God. Even if we were once saved and that salvation is eternal, Hebrews tells us we can harden out hearts, as the Hebrews did in the Sinai desert. Praise be to God that he is patient and willing to wait 40 years or more for us to repent and turn or return (whichever is the case with you) to Him.

Amen.