When life feels overwhelming or the world seems extra dark, there's an ultimate security that comes from trusting God.
King David, the author of Psalm 16, faced all kinds of physical, emotional, and spiritual stressors throughout his life. And yet, he had an overwhelming sense of peace and joy—knowing that His soul was safe in God's hands.
He wrote...
"No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave."
Psalm 16:9-10 NLT
Scripture tells us that—because of sin—our temporary bodies can bleed, our bones can break, and these physical shells can (and will) eventually wear out. But praise God, even death and the grave will not get the final say! Because Jesus has already paid the ultimate price (giving His own life) to redeem us, and because He refused to stay dead, He has cleared the way for us to have eternal life.
In the following verse and final declaration of Psalm 16, David went on to say...
"You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever."
Psalm 16:11 NLT
Jesus was and is the long-awaited Messiah, the Perfect One, God in the flesh—who lived the life we couldn't, died the death we should've, and even did the impossible by conquering the grave. When we accept the grace and love that He offers, not only will He never abandon us, but we'll also be empowered by His Spirit and given access to forever with Him!
So if you're looking for ultimate security, know that you can't be good enough, successful enough, or amazing enough to earn it for yourself. God alone is the keeper of your soul, and you can be confident in Him.
"For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.” Hebrews 10:26-27
Warnings are meant to save lives—whether it’s a siren before a storm or a flashing light on the dashboard. But what happens when we ignore them? Hebrews 6 delivers one of the most serious warnings in all of Scripture: the danger of turning away from Christ. Spiritual apathy, unchecked sin, and outright rejection of the faith don’t just lead to a rocky season—they can lead to total apostasy.
Throughout life, alarms sound to alert us to danger. Whether it’s a storm warning or an emergency broadcast, ignoring them can be deadly. Hebrews 6 is a spiritual alarm—a terrifying wake-up call about falling into apostasy. This isn’t about struggling believers growing in their faith but about those who become indifferent—or even hostile—toward Christ, like Judas Iscariot.
These individuals aren’t victims; they are willful deserters. They are described as “dull of hearing,” showing “contempt” for Christ’s sacrifice, and causing their own harm. They once sat in church, considered themselves spiritually mature, and yet refused to grow. Rather than pressing into Christ, they drifted further away.
Hebrews 6 issues a clear and urgent warning. Furthermore, it is one of the most debated passages in Scripture, especially Hebrews 6:4-6, which says:
“…it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.”
The warning in Hebrews isn’t meant to scare true believers but to wake up the complacent. A mature faith doesn’t just sit in church—it grows, obeys, and perseveres. Ignoring the call to press on in Christ has devastating consequences.
So, are you moving forward in faith—or slowly falling away?
Daily-devotion from Real Faith by Mark Driscoll
[25] Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, [26] that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, [27] that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. [28] So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
(Please read the rest of the scripture at the link below.)
https://bible.com/bible/114/eph.5.25-28.NKJV
The standard by which We are to love our wives has clearly been set high, according to these verses. We are to love them as Christ loved the church and as we love [our] own bodies. We are to love them sacrificially and selflessly.
In order to love our wives well, we must be willing to make sacrifices for them. We must believe that their needs are just as important as our own needs. When we do this, not only do we love them well, but we also model the love that we have been shown by Christ.
God, help me to love my wife as I have been loved by you. Help me to put her needs ahead of my needs. Help me to have the strength to make sacrifices for the good of my wife. Help me to love her well. Amen!