'....so great a salvation"

God has a tendency to repeat that which He wants us to ponder...so ponder I must.
Hebrews 2:3 "...if we neglect so great a salvation..."

I wonder how quick we have forgotten the great gift of salvation and therefore find ourselves neglecting it. Three clear indications of neglecting our salvation is a loss of joy in our names being written in the Book of Life (forgetting from where we have come from and to where we are going), no joy in His Word nor joy in His presence.

I am reminded yet again just how lost I was without Him. I was hopeless and purposeless. I was not alive but a dead man walking; just going through the motions and barely surviving. I had no reason to live therefore I was slowly dieing and hoping death would come quickly. BUT GOD! My two favorite words in all the Bible; BUT GOD. That is exactly what happened to me...God. He bent down very low and took hold of me. He captivated me with His love. I now belong to Him and He is mine forever more. He has lifted me out of the pit and set my feet upon a rock. I now have been filled with purpose and hope. I am alive in Him! One day soon I will see Him face to face.

How could I neglect so great a salvation? How could I not rejoice in His salvation? How could I say to my Savior, "Thanks for saving me, I'll check You out when I get to heaven. Until then just be there for me whenever I want You to do something else for me?" I can not. I will not. I will cherish and rejoice in His great salvation.