Category: Hebrews
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Never Forsaken
Hebrews 13:5 “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” There are certain things that God has said that are there for us to cling to when all seems lost. They are awesome statements of God’s faithfulness that we can look to in times of great need. They are simple yet profound statements of commitment…
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The Greatest Things
Hebrews 2:3 “How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” For a true perspective on the value of things, there is no better place to look than the perfect Word of God. Here we find God’s value system. Like everything else about Him, His values are perfect in every way. The Bible tells…
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What can man do to me?
Hebrews 13:6 “So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’” Some years ago, I was facing a very difficult challenge in my life. It was getting the best of me and fear was gripping my heart. I feared the future and was very…
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Both Milk and Solid Food
Hebrews 5:12 “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.” Some years ago, while I was hunting on the mountain next to the home where I grew up, I ran into a friend of…
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A Very Great Race
Hebrews 12:1 “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” In various places in Scripture the Christian life is compared to a race. In other places it’s called a “fight.” These words call to mind a contest, one…
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The “Closet”
Hebrews 13:13 “Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.” Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all…
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Why Obey?
Hebrews 5:8 “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” Why do you obey the law? For example, your vehicle can obviously travel much faster than the speed limit. There are lots of reasons to drive as fast as you can (it’s more fun, you can get there faster). So, why don’t you? …
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Good News
Hebrews 4:2 “For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” Some years back I was in a conversation in my workplace and it revolved around the miserable condition of the world at that moment. …
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Facing Death
Hebrews 11:29 “By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.” What’s the most fearful and unknown situation you and I will ever face? Is it not death? There will come a time when there is no escaping it. It may…
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Bad Habits
Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Do you struggle with any bad habits? Are there things you know you should be doing…
To Encourage You 