Bible Reading: Hebrew 13:1-9
Key Verse: Verse 7 - “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”
Key Words: Remember
them which have the rule over
you
The word rule carries the idea of a leading position on authority. While we often apply this to government
leaders, the Scripture is clear that it is the spiritual leaders who are giving
out God’s Word that the Lord has in mind.
Remember them, follow them, consider their conversation (manner of
life). One reason people often fail is
they refuse to heed the spiritual leadership over them.
In U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, the magazine of the Naval
Institute, Frank Koch illustrates the importance of obeying the Laws of the
Lighthouse. Two battleships assigned to
the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several
days. I was serving on the lead
battleship and was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patchy fog, so
the captain remained on the bridge keeping an eye on all activities.
Shortly after dark, the lookout
on the wing reported, “Light, bearing on the starboard bow.”
“Is it steady or moving astern?”
the captain called out.
The lookout replied, “Steady,
Captain,” which meant we were on a dangerous collision course with that ship.
The captain then called to the
signalman, “Signal that ship: ‘We are on a collision course, advise you change
your course twenty degrees.”
Back came the signal: “Advisable
for you to change course twenty degrees.”
The captain said, “Send: ‘I’m a
captain, change course twenty degrees.’”
“I’m a seaman second-class,” came
the reply. “You had better change course
twenty degrees.”
By that time the captain was
furious. He spat out: “Send: ‘I’m a
battleship. Change course twenty
degrees.’”
Back came the flashing light:
“I’m a lighthouse.”
We changed course.
As well they should!!!!
✞Remember them which have the
(spiritual) rule over you.
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