Focus passage: Hebrews 12:3-4
Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:13; Proverbs 3:11; Isaiah 40;
1 Peter 2:18-25
It’s amazing how far people will go when they find themselves in dire situations. Can you imagine the following situation?
Aron Ralston, an American mountain climber and public speaker. He gained fame in May 2003 when, while canyoneering in Utah, a boulder became dislodged, crushing his right forearm and pinning it against the canyon wall. Having not told anyone about his plans to hike, he assumed that death was certain. While surviving on a small amount of water, five days later, as the final attempt to free himself, he amputated his lower right arm with a utility tool. Six hours later he was rescued by helicopter and immediately became a celebrity. The incident is documented in Ralston's 2004 autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and is the subject of the 2010 film 127 Hours.
What would you have done in a similar situation? Imagine the thought process required to cut off your own arm. The writer of Hebrews is challenging the reader to consider what would be required to live a holy life. How far would you go to get rid of sin? That’s the question asked in Hebrews 12…would you be willing to lose it all to get rid of sin? Christ did!
1. It says to consider Christ who endured greatly. How does His example of endurance encourage your endurance?
2. How does Christ’s sacrifice help us not grow weary or fainthearted?
3. What are you willing to do to get rid of sin in your life? What stops you from doing this?
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