Shining Light International Ministries

Do Not Drift Off Course

“This is why it is so crucial that we be all the more engaged and attentive to the truths that we have heard so that we do not drift off course.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬ ‭TPT‬‬

Jesus encourages us to stay the course and not drift off and go into dangerous territory. Drift means to be slowly carried by a current of air or water. There are so many currents that can make us drift away from God. There are currents of offense, busyness, distractions, divisions, the deceitfulness of riches, the love of money, demands from our jobs, the wrong teachings, the temptations from the world, tribulations and trials, etc.

We have to constantly keep our focus on God and His Word, lest we drift. In Revelation 2, Jesus evaluated the church in Ephesus. They were doing all the right things, yet they had drifted from their first love, Jesus. Jesus told them that they had fallen because they had forsaken Him their first love. He encouraged them to consider how far they had fallen, repent and do the things they did at first. If they did not repent, He would remove their lamp stand.

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬