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Better than Abraham Better part 3

Better than Abraham  Better part 3

“Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better” Hebrews 7:7. Here in Hebrews 7 we see Abraham, the man the Jewish people look to as their ancestral father, a man God chose out of heathen surroundings, obviously because his heart was open toward God, and thus with whom God could make covenant, […]

Better than angels

Better than angels

Hebrews 1:4 says that Jesus, who because of His position and work, has “become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they”, and the rest of the chapter contrasts Him with them.  God’s angels are “ministering spirits sent forth to minister” to His people, verse […]

 Better things

 Better things

Part one Being part of the human race no matter where we stand in life our tendency is to always want something better. We were created in God’s likeness, and for perfection; even though there was nothing better than what He created us to be and to have, we desired what we thought was something […]

MARANATHA

MARANATHA

Our confession of hope

Our confession of hope

Hebrews 10:23 says “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” You will probably recall that we also talked about holding fast our confession in 4:14; there we talked about our confession of faith in our great High priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, and what the […]

Let us draw near

Let us draw near

As believers on the Lord Jesus Christ we are privileged people that can approach the God of the universe drawing near to Him. Hebrews 10:22 says “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” In […]

“Let us hold fast…”

“Let us hold fast…”

Our next stop in Hebrews is at 4:14, “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest…Jesus the Son of God, Let us hold fast our confession.” Confession of Him, to Him, and of what His (God’s) word says about us, not our feelings nor our emotions, which can be very great, but can also […]

Come boldly

Come boldly

Hebrews 4:16 says “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” We are invited to come into the very presence of God like a child approaching their parent with outspokenness, unreserved utterance, frankness, candor, and cheerful courage, totally expressing […]

“Let us fear…”

“Let us fear…”

Two little words that pack a powerful punch is “let us” and they are used often throughout scripture, many times in the book in of Hebrews alone. The first of these is in 4:1 where God is reviewing how Israel failed to enter Canaan’s rest because of unbelief and consequently their failure to obey! The […]

    A cultivated garden

    A cultivated garden

Galatians 6:7-9 brings us a clear message using an illustration from the field of agriculture. As in agriculture you plant and cultivate the crop you want to grow and harvest, so it is with our spiritual life; the message in these verses clearly warn us against living to gratify those inherently corrupted works of the […]