VERSE:Daniel 1:8b–so he sought permission from the commander that he might not defile himself.TRUTH:Daniel knew what was right, but instead of just starting a rebelion, he tried to work with the officials so that they understood and would be influenced by God working in his life. When we take a stand, do we do so with a heart to see others turn to God?RESPONSE: Lord, help me follow You no matter what, but do it so that others understand and see You.

VERSE:Hebrews 13:8–Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and foreverTRUTH:The same God who parted the sea, fed the 5,000, and rose from the dead is the same God who wants to have a personal relationship with us. He will be the same regardless of our circumstances. He will be the same regardless of our acceptance or rejection or Him. He will continue throughout all time.RESPONSE:God, You are the only constant in life. You are worthy of all praise and I love You.

VERSE:Hebrews 12:11–All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful but sorrowful, yet to those who have been trained by it afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.TRUTH:Do we desire and allow ourselves to be trained by God’s discipline? He disciplines us so we may have the fruit of righteousness.RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for Your discipline. Allow me to be trained so that I may produce pleasing fruit.

VERSE:Hebrews 11:6–and 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 seek Him.TRUTH:The only way to be pleasing to God is through our faith in Him. The Lord wants for us to place our confidence in Him and His promises, even when we don’t see them with our eyes. Will we have faith in Him?RESPONSE:Lord, You say it, I’ll believe it and act as if it’s happened already. Your promises are true.

VERSE:Hebrews 10:36–For you have need of endurance so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.TRUTH:We cannot do the will of God on our own, and we certainly can not do it consistently. God provides for us first by doing through Christ what we could not do on our own and second by providing the promise of redemption and eternal life.RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for making a way for us to endure because even when we want to do Your will, we fail. Thank You for keeping Your promises to us.

VERSE:Hebrews 9:28–So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.TRUTH:We have God’s promise that Christ will return and He who was offered to bear the sins of the world will come back in complete victory. We have His promise and we are to wait in anticipation of that time. Are we living in expectation?RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for the victory You have already won. I eagerly await Your return!

VERSE:Hebrews 8:12–For I will be merciful to their iniquities and I will remember their sins no more.TRUTH:God made a way through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for us to have full and everlasting forgiveness of sins. His sacrifice is the only way to experience the forgiveness and mercy God has for us. Have you accepted his sacrificial gift?RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for Your gift of forgiveness. Your mercy and forgiveness is amazing.

VERSE:Hebrews 7:25–Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him since He always lives to make intercession for them.TRUTH:When we ask for forgiveness through Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Not just for a moment, but forever as He always lives. Jesus forgives us completely and forever. Do we forgive ourselves?RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for Your amazing forgiveness. Help me to realize that when You forgive me, I am completely forgiven forever.

VERSE:Hebrews 6:10–For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.TRUTH:God sees and remembers the work that we have done and the love that we show to others. We are never forgotten, no matter how we feel sometimes. God sees, remembers, and loves us.RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for being faithful to me and for remembering me

VERSE:Hebrews 5:8–Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.TRUTH:Jesus did suffer and go through hardships and temptations. Through it all, He proved Himself obedient. When our hard times come, do we see them as an opportunity to learn to be obedient to God through faith in Him? RESPONSE:Lord, help me not waste any opportunity to be obedient to You, even in my sufferings.