Jesus’ Mercy Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family … for this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement
The Sabbath Rest 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 had the gospel preached to us, just as they did, but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those
Being a Hero It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance … Even
The Promise Keeper Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of
Your Security We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf Hebrews 6:19,20 A good anchor makes a ship virtually immovable. With one end firmly in the seabed and the other end
The Better Things When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation Hebrews 9:11 For those who had lived under the law of Moses, it would have
Challenging Words Leading someone to Christ, one on one, has never been one of my strengths. But I’ve learnt the power of the one liner. The Holy Spirit can take some little thing you say and drive it home to an unsaved person’s heart. At one time John Wesley, the great English founder of the
Our Glorious Saviour … Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Revelation 1:5 Three amazing, chronological descriptions of Christ come out of this verse. Jesus is the faithful witness. We get our word ‘martyr’ from the word here translated witness, though
The Judgements When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Another angel, who had a golden censor, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with
The Slain Lamb And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found
