31 Saturday May 2014
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God is all we really need in our lives. With Him we can face anything this life has to throw at us and face it with confidence that our God is bigger. Hebrews 13:6 quotes from Psalm 118:6 and says, So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Our confidence and and protection comes from God. Our lives are under his protection from now until eternity.
30 Friday May 2014
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The very last verse in today’s reading is an incredibly powerful picture of God. Hebrews 12:29 says, for our “God is a consuming fire”. This is not the same thing as the flame from a candle; it is the light and heat from a raging fire that is all consuming and beyond our control. God is like a consuming fire and we cannot force Him to do anything, though He is a God of compassion and He ultimately wants us to experience His love fully.
29 Thursday May 2014
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Today we read the “Faith” chapter, which starts with one of the most powerful verses in the Bible, Hebrews 11:1 Now Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. The author gives numerous examples from throughout the scriptures of men and women who exemplified their commitment to God through their faith and subsequent actions. The author uses two words to describe faith: sure and certain. While we do not have evidence of deliverance, through faith we can be both sure of God’s character and certain He will deliver on His promises even when we don’t see them materializing yet.
28 Wednesday May 2014
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In today’s reading, Hebrews 10:31 took me a bit by surprise, It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. At first I thought the verse was talking about everyone, but it is actually talking about those who have rejected God’s mercy. For believers who have accepted God’s grace and salvation through Christ’s sacrifice, death is of no consequence and have nothing to worry about.
27 Tuesday May 2014
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Because of Christ, the work is done for our salvation through His perfect sacrifice. Hebrews 9:14 says, How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! We are no longer expected to work and go through the work of sacrifices through priest for the atonement of our sins. Christ was the perfect sacrifice once and for all. We must learn to live in that state of cleared conscience He has provided us.
26 Monday May 2014
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When God originally gave the law, it was meant to show right from wrong and to eliminate tribal knowledge from one person to the other. The law was meant to give a clear path to God’s expectations of each person’s life. But even in the law there would always be imperfection. No person can fulfill every aspect and command of the law perfectly. For this reason God provided a new covenant through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as the perfect atonement for our sins, thus providing the perfection required by God in His eyes. In Hebrews 8:13 it says, By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. The “new” covenant is no longer established through a new set of rules, it lives inside of us through the Holy Spirit. God’s desire now turns into something we desire with all our hearts and minds.
25 Sunday May 2014
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This Memorial Day weekend let us not forget what it is all about. We are blessed. Let us never forget that.
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24 Saturday May 2014
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In this chapter, the author talks about Melchizedek, who was the original model for the High Priest. From that original priest all priest followed the law of self-cleansing in the eyes of God before the cleansing of the people they served. Jesus changed everything and in Hebrews 7:26 it says, Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. With Jesus Christ’s perfect sacrifice, the need for priestly cleansing became unnecessary, as did the need for continual sacrifices to cleanse us from our continual imperfection. God’s grace sets us free from the work of purification and we must always remember this, not out of obligation, but because His loves deserves our love and commitment in return.
23 Friday May 2014
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It’s easy to feel forgotten by people who fail to recognize the work we do. But God does not forget or fail to recognize our hard work for Him. Hebrews 6:10 says, God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. God really is not unjust and will not forget. He loves us and loves sharing His plan and purpose with us when we are open to be used by Him.
22 Thursday May 2014
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The verse that stood out to me in today’s reading is Hebrews 5:14, But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. In order to have a deeper understanding of God, we must grow spiritually. God’s feast can only be obtained when we are spiritually ready to receive and digest it. As we grow, so does our capacity to accept and understand.
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