And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. There is a possibility of missing the grace of God. Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
Difficult times require spiritual maturity.
Failing to grow spiritually will leave us unprepared to face the spiritual battles ahead. The sure way to become faithless is to fail to grow up spiritually. You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. These verses give us special insight to the Hebrews plight as Christians.