Category: Hebrews

Today we finish up our journey through Hebrews. What a tremendous book. Full of hope and warning. All designed to encourage us to go on with Christ in the face of difficulty and opposition. How fitting for the times we are living in. Appropriately enough, today's reading starts with love and ends with exhortation. I … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 13

Faith, the confidence that God will do what He has promised, is the piston of the engine of our Christian lives. It is true today. It has always been true. In today's reading we see example after example of men and women who lived in the confident expectation of receiving what God had promised but … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 11

What the Old Testament anticipated Jesus fulfilled. That is the theme of today's reading in Hebrews. Because of the coming of Christ we are urged to press on in our faith. We are called to draw near to God, hold fast to Christ, and to love and encourage each other. This gives way to the … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 10

Salvation is costly. It is never cheap. Yet, we don't pay the price of securing salvation. That price was paid by Jesus. The cost was His blood. That is the sobering reality of today's reading in Hebrews chapter 9. The sobering reality also has a joyous outcome. The price paid for our salvation by Jesus … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 9

"Now the point in what we are saying is..." I love how this chapter starts. The writer is gathering together all that he has been saying and focusing it down to one point: Jesus is our high priest. Since we are not immersed in temple worship, or the details concerning the ministry of the high … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 8

Have you ever felt that no matter how much you read and study the Bible you can just never take in all of it? For me it seems as if the more I know the more I realize that I don't know. Today's reading magnifies those feelings in me. I have read the story of … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 7

One of the threats to a robust and healthy Christian life is lethargy. Without enthusiasm and zeal directed toward the things of the Lord we neglect Him and simply drift away. Today the writer of Hebrews prescribes the cure for lethargy, neglect, and drift. He doesn't give us a secret formula. Doesn't prescribe a 3 … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 6

I think the best bit of pastoral guidance I got when I was in seminary came from Dr. Robert Lightner. He was asked about counseling people and he said that one rule he has is to never rob anyone of hope. We see that great advice worked out here in Hebrews 4. Although the readers … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 4

I love the way today's reading in Hebrews starts out "Therefore...consider Jesus..." How much more fervent I would be in pursuing Christian maturity I thought more about Jesus. I often find myself setting my mind on things like how team U.S.A. is doing at the Olympics, or whether we are heading into another Covid lockdown, … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 3

A new day and a new book of the Bible. Today we start the Book of Hebrews. If you haven't been following along with us as we journey from Romans to Revelation now is the time to jump in. Just start here with the Hebrews and stick with us to the end of Revelation. The … Continue reading Hebrews Chapter 1