God is not unjust
by Pastor Glenn Crouch
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We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised (Hebrews 6:12).
Read Hebrews 6:1–12
Today’s passage is not an easy one – and needs to be discussed in context with the rest of Hebrews and, of course, the rest of Scripture. So, a bit beyond the scope of a devotional!
We can see in it that the author wants to encourage their hearers to not give up. They point out that we need Christian mentors (both living and those with our Lord) that we can imitate. They will have their flaws, as they are not Jesus – but we can learn even through their flaws. Who are the Christians that you seek to imitate? I look for those who don’t point to themselves but instead point to Jesus, those who show forth the fruit of the Spirit, and those who aim to build up and encourage the body of Christ.
While many of my mentors over my 60-plus years with the Lord have continued to show forth his light, some have fallen badly. This has caused me great grief, but it has also reminded me that I, too, can fall; it reminds me that I need to be focused on Jesus. Pride can easily slip in such that our message becomes all about us. We need to always be pointing people to Jesus, both in our words and in our actions.
I hope that in this passage, you receive encouragement to be the person that other Christians can imitate. May Christ shine through you for others as you receive his light from those who spread it.
Gracious God, mould me into the sort of person who shows forth the fruit of your Spirit to all I encounter. Help me speak and act as a follower of your dear Son. Forgive me for my failings in these areas. Grant me the boldness to get up and try again each and every day. Amen.
Glenn Crouch was born in Brisbane, baptised in the Methodist Church, and married Karen in a Reformed Baptist Church. They moved to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia 37 years ago, where Glenn worked as a lecturer in computing. After serving as a Baptist pastor, Glenn joined the Lutheran Church with Karen in 1995. Glenn served as a lay preacher, which led to him becoming a Specific Ministry Pastor, and then a General Ministry Pastor. Recently Glenn and Karen have bundled everything up and moved to Esperance, Western Australia, where Glenn has his first full-time paid ministry role as pastor of St John’s in Esperance and St Paul’s in Kalgoorlie–Boulder.
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