November 4, 2023
“Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance” (Hebrews 6:12 NLT). There are some of us who after hearing and believing the gospel become sluggish and slothful in loving others and living for
November 2, 2023
“This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.” (Hebrews 4:15 NLT). Jesus is our Great High Priest. He is well acquainted with all of our weaknesses because he has experienced them too. Therefore, we can pray with boldness in the
November 1, 2023
“Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled” (Hebrews 3:15 NLT). This verse is a quotation of Psalm 95:8. It was a reference to Israel’s forty years of wilderness wanderings because of their unbelief. They did not believe God’s promise to give them the Promised Land when
October 31, 2023
“God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation” (Hebrews 2:10 NLT). God is both the cause and the object of all things. For all
November 15, 2022
WORK AT LIVING IN PEACE WITH ALL PEOPLE Those who are at peace with God through faith in Jesus are to pursue living in peace with all people.” Peace is the third member of the first triad of the fruit of the Spirit: “Love, joy, peace” (Gal. 5:22). Therefore, peace is one of the key
November 14, 2022
DON’T WASTE THE PAIN Are you going through a season of hardship or sorrow? Are you burdened by trouble? Exhausted by trial or disappointment? Don’t waste the pain. God is still God. He is still sovereign. Such seasons are never enjoyable at the time, but when we look back on them, we see how God
November 13, 2022
I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS THAN ANYTHING The book of Hebrews teaches that it was “by faith” that Moses chose to be identified with God’s people rather than remain as the adopted son of Pharoah’s daughter. Moses was further commended for his faith in that he considered it better to suffer for “Christ” and look to
November 12, 2022
TRUTH WILL EITHER SAVE OR CONDEMN There is only one way to be right with God. And that is to receive the righteousness of God through faith. It was Noah’s example and profession of faith that condemned that unbelieving generation who rejected God. For the truth will either save or condemn those that hear it,
November 11, 2022
DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR SHIELD OF FAITH After a season of suffering we are tempted to timidity and cowardice. We fear persecution and pain, so we hide from the fight. We lose a battle, so we retreat from the war. Yet, the Word teaches us not to “throw away” our “confident trust,” which is the
November 8, 2022
THE SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TABERNACLE The Holy Spirit was the inspiration for understanding the meaning of the Tabernacle and how it pointed to its fulfillment in Christ. For the place called the “Most Holy Place” is a reference to the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle, wherein the High Priest was only able to