PERFECTED IN JESUS! For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” —Hebrews 10:17             We who have trusted Jesus should be completely overwhelmed with eternal gratitude as we consider what He has done for us. It was by His death on the cross that enabled us to be forgiven. For all who have called on His Name (Romans 10:13) “He has perfected for all time.” This is an astounding truth— “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness…

BE READY FOR OUR REDEEMER’S RETURN! For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and…

HIS MERCIES NEVER END AND HE IS GOOD TO THOSE WHO SEEK HIM! But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. —Lamentations 3:21-25             Oh, how I need to remember this! When I remember this I have hope. What is it I need to remember? I need to remember that “The LORD is my portion,” says my…

HELP HIS PEOPLE 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. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. —Hebrews 6:10-12             Continue to help God’s people. Continue to love Him by helping His people. He will not forget your work. God is a just God. Persevere right to the end of life. Our…

REST… IN JESUS! Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.  For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. —Hebrews 4:1-2             Are you resting in our Lord? “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will…

  SAFE IN THE SOVEREIGN! When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: You said, ‘Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.’ But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot what I have planted, throughout the earth. Should you then seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For I will bring…

PRAYER ANSWERED IS TO BE LOVINGLY OBEYED Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”   “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.” Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us,…

WE WILL APPEAR BEFORE OUR CREATOR  In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. —Hebrews 1:1-2  “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will…

FAITHFUL IN OLD AGE I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. —Philemon 1:9-10             Paul is now an old man. Not only is he an old man now, but he is in prison for His faith.   In his old age he is still serving the Lord. In his old age he is still being persecuted and is still suffering as he serves the Lord.   And yet, even in his aged state, he is still preaching the gospel and people are still coming to faith because of his faithfulness.…

BE LIKE JESUS Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured…