Something that’s always puzzled me about life with Jesus is that real, genuine lasting change doesn’t happen for many followers of Christ. Why? The Bible is replete with the idea of spiritual change for the better. You might even say that becoming more like Jesus is the main focus of the New Testament. So, why do we experience so little change for the better?

In my readings in the Book of Hebrews, the writer lays out a slippery slope downward that keeps us from experiencing real, lasting change. It begins in Hebrews 2:1-4. In Hebrews 1, we’re introduced to the concept of the vastness and greatness of Jesus Christ. Then, in the beginning of chapter 2, the writer challenges us to not neglect this great salvation that we have in Christ. Neglect is the starting point of the downward spiritual slippery slope. To reverse neglect means that we need to spend time with God cultivating our spiritual life with Him through prayer, reflection on His Word, silence, solitude and other spiritual practices that keep God and life with Jesus in the forefront of our everyday lives.