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Christian Devotional – September 22, 2018
What is more deserving of praise, the art or the artist? The builder or what is built? This is the question God asks in Hebrews chapter 3. For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. Hebrews 3:3-4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.3.3-4.NASB The builder or the artist or the one who does the creating is worthy of much more praise and honor than the creation itself. Do we give God the honor and praise that is due Him, or…
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Christian Devotional – September 20, 2018
We are going to go through temptations. That a fact and it’s simply a matter of time. So how do we deal.with those? We come to Jesus. See Hebrews chapter 2. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. Hebrews 2:18 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.2.18.NASB Jesus understands temptation. He went through it and experienced it just like we do. He is able to come to our aid and help us through the temptations we face. But, we must come to Him and seek His help. Do we turn to him with our difficulties and frustrations?…
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Christian Devotional – September 19, 2018
Who is Jesus Christ? We’ve spent months going through the Psalms, reading about praising God. We’re moving over to the New Testament to the book of Hebrews to better understand who we are to be praising. Read through Hebrews chapter 1. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Hebrews 1:3 This verse lists so many amazing attributes of Jesus Christ. As the writer starts through Hebrews, he wants the reader to understand that,…
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Christian Devotional – June 10, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 13 VERSE: Hebrews 13:6–So we say with confidence, :The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” TRUTH: This verse, quoting from Psalm 118, reminds us that God is with us and is our helper. There is nothing that people can do to us that surprises God or that God can’t work through. We can say this verse with confidence. The question is, do we? Do we actually live knowing that there is nothing on this earth that we need to be afraid of. No one who can truly snatch us away from God. He is our helper and…
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Christian Devotional – June 9, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 12 VERSE: Hebrews 12:3–Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. TRUTH: It’s no secret that Jesus Christ endured hardship and difficulties. At every turn, he encountered people who were trying to trip Him up or seeking to kill Him. We must realize that if we are going to seek to be like Jesus then people will treat us in the same way that they treated Him. Still, it’s no fun to go through trials and difficulties and if we are not careful, we’ll find ourselves getting beaten down and discouraged with all that we are experiencing.…
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Christian Devotional – June 8, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 11 VERSE: Hebrews 11:6–And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. TRUTH: Are we pleasing to God? Unless we are living out faith, the answer is no. What is faith? According to verse 1 of this chapter it is a confident expectation of something that defies logic and reasoning. Are we confidently expecting that we will receive exactly what God has promised us and do our actions and our life show display that confident expectation for all to see? If we are going to please God,…
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Christian Devotional – June 7, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 10 VERSE: Hebrews 10:24–and let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. TRUTH: We need each other. As the body of Christ, we are to come together for purpose. We are to worship and praise God together and we are to encourage one another. Part of worshipping an encouraging each other is to continue to push each other toward love and good deeds. Just like a cowboy uses spurs to urge their horses forward at a faster pace, so we are to urge one another on faster and faster toward all the love and good deed that God has for…
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Christian Devotional – June 6, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 9 VERSE: Hebrews 9:14–How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our conscience from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! TRUTH: People have been trying all kinds of ways to be made right with God. Throughout the years, multiple efforts and works have been tried to see what would make the “gods” happy. God gave the people of Israel a plan of sacrifice, but even that was insufficient as it had to be continually repeated. Now, God is explaining that Jesus Christ perfected the sacrificial system. He offered…
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Christian Devotional – June 4, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 8 VERSE: Hebrews 8:12–For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. TRUTH: As the author reminds us of God’s very words, we see His promise toward us. As we are seeking after Him and making a choice to place Him first in our lives in every way, God also make a choice. God chooses to forgive us and He chooses to not remember our sins. For the person who has committed her life to Christ, this is one of the greatest, most amazing things. The God who created the entire universe make a choice to forgive us and to not remember the…
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Christian Devotional – June 3, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 7 VERSE: Hebrews 7:26–Such a high priest truly meets our need–one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. TRUTH: We have a high priest in Jesus Christ and He always lives to intercede for us. Here the verse mentions that Jesus truly meets our need and then lists several attributes of Jesus. What’s great is that as they are listing the attributes of Jesus, they are also telling us exactly what our needs are. Jesus meets our needs. We are not holy and He is. We are not blameless; He is. We are not pure or set apart from sinners, but…