Ironworks

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. Hebrews 2:1       I doubt you have ever intended to be carried away.  Yet, it still happens. You missed a turn on a long road trip and got off track. You in fact probably just thought, “I will just enjoy myself a little bit, I will enjoy the scenic route.” Then all of a sudden you are not where you thought you would be. Not many of us intend on just drifting off course, but it is common.      As New Testament Christians, we have never intended on a decreased Biblical knowledge. We never intended on the doctrines of demons being preached from some of the pulpits. We never intended our children to abandon the faith, yet it still happens. We find that good intention does not equate to an intentional faith.       The Hebrew writer reminds us that we ought to give more earnestly, heed to the things which we heard, lest...

          It has been so cold the latter part of this week. I do not doubt that all of you have paid attention to having the proper clothing with which to cover up. What do you think of when you hear cover up? We think of political scandals or something of that nature. We also can consider a more simple example that is much closer to our own lives. Have you ever tried to cover up something that you did? I think we all have at some point in our lives. We do this because we do not want to face the consequences for what we have done. We do things in secret; we hide them away and hope that someone will not find out. However, covering sins is not always wrong. There are actually two ways to cover sins. There is a wrong way and there is a right way. First, let’s examine the wrong way. Inadequate Covering “He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.” Proverbs 28:13       The...