Heb 4:1 “Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”
Hebrews Ch. 4 is a promise of rest offered in Jesus Christ. Yet, there’s still a danger of losing it. Hebrew Christians who received this letter were on the verge of turning back from their promised rest in Christ, just as the people in Moses' day had turned back from the Promised Land. In both cases, as well as today, the difficulties of the present moment can appear to overshadow the reality of God's promise, and cause doubt that God would fulfill His promises. But with such a case the effects of doubt often give birth to an opposite action, man’s trust in his own efforts rather than the Lord’s omnipotent power. When we turn from and step out of the promises God has for us, then we too are turning back to our inadequate self, which in times past often produced the very results that put us in need of seeking God’s promise.
The only time we should turn back is to reflect on the inadequacies of self-will verses God’s will in our life… HSAY
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