"But as for the king of Judah...because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the LORD." (2 Chron. 34:26-27)There is nothing more precious to the Lord than a heart that is soft and tender and tha...  Read More

GETTING TO THE HEART OF CHRIST’S COMINGEach year at this time we celebrate and rejoice in the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, coming from heaven and entering into our world two thousand years ago as a man in order to save us. But do we take pause to truly consider the indescribable depths of love and grace demonstrated by our God in doing this? We do rightly to take time to stop and ask some de...  Read More

"Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." (Heb. 7:23-25)Jesus continues forever. O how beautiful and comforting these words are!God always intended...  Read More

"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus..." (Heb. 6:19-20)We have been learning about how to press on toward spiritual maturity in Christ Jesus and now the author of Hebrews makes a strong point about never removing Jesus from the equation. For Jesus is BOTH the AUTHOR (...  Read More

"Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection...Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me." (Heb. 6:1, Phil. 3:14)Our Lord is the true foundation that we are building our lives upon. Before we can press on toward spiritual maturity, we...  Read More

"For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food...Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection..." (Heb. 5:12,6:1)We are all born in life as babies full of life and potential but we are not able to say and do ma...  Read More

"May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble...May He send you help from the sanctuary, ...Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God." (Psalm 20:1, 7)David wrote these words in the day of trouble. He knew that he was about to go into battle and yet there were many things that He did not know about the future. So what did he do? When David didn'...  Read More

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin...yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered." (Heb. 4:15, 5:8)Ever since the rebellious fall of man, man is incapable of approaching a holy God on his own merit. We need someone to mediate for us and who will stand before God to represent us or make a...  Read More

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Heb. 4:12)God's Word has the power to change both our perspective and our objective. His Word directs and corrects the condition of our hearts and His Word reveals all that is hid...  Read More

"Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “TODAY, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness" (Heb. 3:7-8)Praise the Lord that our Lord speaks to us! His voice is powerful and yet personal so that every one of HIs sheep can follow the Shepherd's voice and fulfill the purpose He has ordained for us.The Lord has spoken to us from Genes...  Read More

"Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house." - Hebrews 3:1-2What does it mean to be faithful?Faithfulness is about being trustworthy and reliable and about executing God's Word in fullness. There have been those who were fai...  Read More

"But we see Jesus...For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings." (Hebrews 2:9-10)Over the years, people have authored many of their own stories and many have even tried to be the captain of their own destiny. However, it is of utmost importance that we hand the pen...  Read More