Hold Fast to the Word we Heard

Hebrews 2:1-4 

1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

We celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ, but often drift away from what He told us about Himself, us, sin, righteousness, and judgment by His wrath, along with deliverance from our due sentence.  We know He came into this world as the prophets of old and angels brought foreshadowing messages, and these were proven by His miraculous birth and its predestined circumstances.  He proved who He was by making the dead alive and the blind see using the dust of His created earth and word of absolute power.  Therefore we should pay attention in earnestness of soul to these words of scripture, especially as we celebrate His entrance into this world as both God and man for our salvation.  If we neglect to hear and turn from sin to Him by trusting His word as true and admitting our sinful helplessness to find justifying righteousness to reconciliation with God in Christ alone by faith and His grace alone for His glory, then we have a hollow celebration of Christmas that only has a story and trappings to entertain.  But if we have Christ Himself in truth, then we celebrate with the angels singing praise to God in the highest.  God showed Himself through Jesus in word and deed that we might believe and follow in awe of God among us and all enabling He gives His people by His choice of Will alone, undeserved grace with His Spirit in us.  We must give earnest heed to these things, especially as we remember and celebrate the King born humbly with the purpose of sacrificing Himself on a cursed tree at the end.  Ah, but the cross was the beginning as He rose from death to life to give us the same.  We heed and hold fast to these words of life and promise.