Hebrews 12:12-17 - "Spiritual Orienteering"

We could think of Hebrews 12 as “spiritual orienteering.” We’ve already seen how the Christian life is likened to an endurance race. We know that Jesus has already run the race ahead of us, and that our ultimate destination is to be with Him. But Ch. 12 also teaches us that as we are running this race, we will inevitably face suffering and hardship, which can be disorienting. We can end up straying from God’s path and losing our way in life. But if we stay spiritually oriented to Jesus, we can stay on the right path, and will eventually arrive at our destination. In today’s passage, we see three indicators that we’re on the right spiritual path, oriented to Jesus, and three indicators that we’re on the wrong path, and in need of a course correction.