Hebrews 11:17-12:2 - We read about many people who trusted the Lord. Their faith was real. It changed their lives. As you read of so many people who lived ‘by faith’, let God’s Word challenge you. Bring your own weak faith to Him and ask Him to give you a stronger faith: ‘I believe; help …
Tag: Hebrews
Hebrews 8:1-10:16
Hebrews 8:1-9:14 - God gave His promise – ‘I will make a new covenant’ (8:8-12; Jeremiah 31:31-34). God has fulfilled His promise. There is now a ‘new covenant in Jesus’ blood’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25). The old covenant cannot even begin to compare with the new covenant. It is only …
Hebrews 1:1-5:10
HEBREWS 1:1-2:9 - From the heights of heaven and the depths of suffering, ‘God… has spoken to us by His Son’ (1:1-2). Jesus Christ is God’s ‘Word’ to us. He is ‘the Word’ who came from heaven: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’. He …
Praying Through God’s Word: Hebrews
Hebrews 1:1-2:9 We thank You, Lord, for Your Son, Jesus Christ. He is our Lord. He came from heaven, where He is worshipped by angels (Hebrews 1:6). He is our Saviour. He came to earth where "He suffered death, so that, by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone" (Hebrews 2:9). Help …
Let us go on to maturity.
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - ‘Let us… go on to maturity’ (6:1). There can be no question of ‘continuing in sin’ – ‘God forbid! How can we who died to sin still live in it?’ (Romans 6:1-2). We are to become ‘mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to know the difference between good and evil’ …
Spiritual change
"There is joy in the presence of the angels of God when one sinner repents" (Luke 15:10). This is more than our joy in the Lord. It's rejoicing in heaven. What is it about our repentance which brings such joy to the heart of our Lord? When we speak about repentance, what are we saying? …