"But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem...Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear." (Heb. 12:22,28)If you have ever been on a mountain top, you know that the journey to the top was not easy but the perspective you get when you are stan...  Read More

"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." (Hebrews 12:11)We have all heard the cultural saying, "No pain, no gain!" This is true not only in physical exercise and training but it is even more true in the spiritual life of a believer. We need to understand that God...  Read More

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"Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment . . . . of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something BETTER FOR US, that they should not be made perfect APART FROM US" (Hebrew 1...  Read More

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." (Heb. 11:13)As we journey through this incredible chapter on faith in Hebrews 11, also known as "The Hall of Faith", we need to remember that these men and women were ordinary people with the same worldly pr...  Read More

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Heb. 11:6)When God speaks...things come into being. When God acts...things are forever changed. So what is our role in this? Our role is to BELIEVE in that which God has already spoken and done.The writer of Hebrews reminds the brethren th...  Read More

"Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?" (Heb. 10:28-29)Throughout human history whenever mankind has fallen short ...  Read More

"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." - Hebrews 10:24-25ASSEMBLY REQUIREDGrowing up as a kid, and now having children of my own, I am quite familiar with the world of toys. When you buy or receive a new to...  Read More

A NEW & LIVING WAY"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh" (Heb. 10:19-20)It would have been unheard of for any Jewish person to think they could just come boldly into the inner sanctuary of the temple or to dare go past the veil into the holy of holies where God's gl...  Read More

"By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all...For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." (Heb. 10:10,14)Whatever God does is always good and always right. God does all things with purpose, precision, and perfection. His love is perfect. His ways are perfect. His timing is perfect. Therefore, when God seeks t...  Read More

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation" (Hebrews 9:27-28).Could anything ever be so important on earth that would be worth giving up the joys of heaven?Jesus once taught that even if a man were to gain the whole world ...  Read More

"But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption." - Hebrews 9:11-12The tabernacle was a temporary dwelling place where Israel could meet with God an...  Read More