Don’t Miss Out!
Sep 9, 2025 1552
Hebrews 4:1–2
“Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” (ESV)
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The Promise Still Stands
We all know about FOMO: the fear of missing out. A party. A trip. An opportunity everyone else is posting about. Hebrews says there’s something far greater to be concerned about: missing out on God’s rest.
“Therefore” points us back to Israel’s story in chapter 3. They were rescued from Egypt but fell in the wilderness. They heard God’s promises, but unbelief kept them out. That tragic story is meant to stir a holy fear in us.
The preacher says: the promise still stands. God has not withdrawn it. His rest remains open. But hearing the promise isn’t enough.
Israel’s Example
Verse 2 sharpens the warning. Israel heard good news: God had saved them and promised to bring them into the land. But the message was useless to them because they didn’t unite it with faith.
It’s like hearing a fire alarm but refusing to move. The sound reaches your ears, but without trust and action, it does no good.
That was Israel’s tragedy. They heard God’s voice, saw His works, even tasted His deliverance, but they hardened their hearts.
Hearing With Faith
The same danger exists today. We’ve also heard good news—better news. God has saved us in Christ and promises us eternal rest.
But here’s the challenge: we can sit under sermons, read the Bible, hear the gospel again and again—and still miss out. Unless the message is joined with faith, it doesn’t benefit us.
True hearing means trusting God’s promises. It means resting in the finished work of Jesus, not just nodding along with familiar words.
Don’t Miss Out
So Hebrews tells us: let us fear. Not in a way that pushes us from God, but in a way that draws us closer. The one thing worth fearing is missing out on Christ and His rest.
This is the greater FOMO. Not missing out on a holiday or a meal or a moment, but missing out on life with Jesus and His people forever.
Reflection:
What does my life show I fear missing out on most—and how can I shift that fear towards treasuring Christ above all?
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