We need to be like the man who was drowning in the ocean. A ship passing by threw out the lifeline to him; he grabbed it and was pulled into the ship (the place of safety). Once on the vessel the ship’s crew encouraged him to let go of the lifeline. He continued to grasp tightly the rope and refused to let it go.
The captain pleaded, “You are now safe. Let go of the rope.” The man persistently refused.
Again he pleaded, this time trying to loosen the man’s grip on the rope. The man fought back adamantly and said, “I will not let it go. When I grabbed onto this rope I grabbed it for life.”
You and I were also sinking in sin (Psalm 40:2) and were brought by the Great Rescuer, Jesus Christ, into the ship. How can we let go of the lifeline now? We must remain in the ship in order to be saved. (Acts 27:31)
In Hebrews 2:1-3 we are warned against drifting away from the faith. As believers allowing the gospel to slip away from us we find ourselves drifting downstream and having no anchor (Hebrews 6:19) to hold us secure. We have, through neglect, let go of the lifeline.
“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation…” (Hebrews 2:1,3)
James Poitras 