26 Dear
friends, IF we deliberately continue
sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, THERE IS NO LONGER
ANY SACRIFICE THAT WILL COVER THESE SINS. 27 There is only the
terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume HIS
enemies.
32 Think back on those
early days when you first learned about CHRIST. Remember how you remained faithful even though it
meant terrible suffering. 33 Sometimes you were exposed to
public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were
suffering the same things. 34 You suffered along with those who were
thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it
with joy. You knew there were better
things waiting for you that will
last forever. 35 SO DO NOT THROW AWAY THIS CONFIDENT TRUST IN
THE LORD. Remember THE GREAT REWARD it
brings you! 36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will.
THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL THAT HE HAS PROMISED.” Hebrews 10
The person who might dare to tell you
that has it all together is not being totally honest to you, for we all need encouragement some more often than others but we all do. This Call
to Persevere passage explains the reason why we can have hope and persevere
in life.
Back in the Old Testament days the
priest would go to offer blood sacrifices from lambs, goats, bulls, and others,
in order to redeem the people of their sins, but then as explained in Hebrews
7:21-23, THE LORD decided to send JESUS who guarantees a better covenant with
God; for under the old system, death prevented the people from remaining in the
office, but JESUS lives forever.
So in today’s Scripture we can see that JESUS, who is a great High Priest and who
rules over us deserves a higher respect than the “old” high priests. We’re
explained the way to go to HIM is with a SINCERE HEART, trusting HIM because
HIS ways are different. HE WILL
ALWAYS exist. We need to understand that
as we COME to HIM with stained hearts HIS BLOOD cleanses us, and we can TRUST that HE will do as HE said for HE
remains FOREVER. As we get cleaned up,
we have here a few things that will help us around in our new life, like
motivate one another to acts of love and good works, when we do, with our
actions we are saying “there’s a new manager in charge and I’m representing HIM”.
We will start seeing things, and treating people, God’s way; all by treating
others with love, and helping our neighbor.
We cannot forget that because of this NEW MANAGER in charge of our life,
the old habits of not going to church, or only going on “special services”, doesn’t
and can’t feel good anymore. We can
neglect out meeting together, Paul says on verse 25. See when you come to
church, you encourage me for if whatever you’re going thru didn’t hold you to
stay “suffering” at home by yourself, because you choose to come to God’s house
and get the ingredients needed to strengthen your soul, and life to keep going,
as I see that, I will be encouraged, and then I will be able to do the same for
me and others as well; especially now that The Lord’s return is near.
If you need encouragement
today, you are NOT alone! Get your gear going and get IN HIS PRESENCE; you can
do it at home in your “prayer closet” but forget NOT, that in church, the corporate
body of believers praying together for each other will boost your spiritual
strength to get closer to The Lord, and less likely to have the distractions we
have at home.
Our church offers weekly Prayer
meetings, Bible classes, Sunday school classes which are some of the extras to
the main dish that your weekly church service is. This extras are compliments; and because
usually are in small groups promote godly conversations where questions and
answers are shared to lead us in a stronger walk as children of the Most High
God in order to fulfill the Great Commission given to all of us (who are called
by HIS name) to do. (Matthew 28:19)
God bless you, my
friend! Be strong and courageous, if God
is for us, who can be against?!
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