Chapter 1
Jesus is the "exact Representation of who God is" - He is the heir and ruler of everything!
Chapter 2
Because of Jesus' sufferings He is able to help us through all our trials...He understands from experience. What did He do when faced with a trial...He prayed, He pressed on, He stayed focused on the goal. Lord help me to follow your example.
Chapter 3
While Moses was a faithful servant in Gods house Jesus was the builder of the house. Dont harden your heart to His Word and fall away like the children of Israel and lose your inheritance but encourage one another daily and hold fast until the end!
Chapter 4
The word of God is living and active- there is nothing that happens in our lives today in 2009- that the word cannot help us with. We may hide things from our friends, family and even ourselves, But nothing is hidden from God’s sight and we must remember we will have to give an account for our actions . We are so blessed to have a High Priest who sympathizes with our weaknesses, yet forgives and continues to give us grace.
Chapter 5
I see God the Son talking to God the Father in prayer and supplication and with vehement cries and tears for my soul to keep me from eternal death. He prayed with confidence because of His godly fear.
Do I ever pray for those who do not yet know Him in that manner? Am I living my life in godly fear that gives God the glory? If not, then come to The Father in repentance and ask for His power to change you from the inside out. His mercy endures forever!
Hebrews 6
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
Oh that God, through circumstances in my life, would till the soil of my heart that it may not be full of thorns and thistles, but rather it would drink in the rain of His Word in order to produce useful fruit to the benefit of the body and I might receive the blessing of God.
Hebrews 7
I'm so glad Jesus cannot be replaced by another high priest because He lives forever. Jesus was crucified once for all, Hallelujah!!! The law of Moses appointed men who are imperfect to be high priests but God's promise made with a vow (His own name) appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 8
He will give us everything we need we just need to listen and follow. Your heart must be open.
My favorite portion of this reading was v:11 There will be no further need for each to teach his neighbor, and each his brother, saying Learn to know the Lord! No, they will all know me, from the least to the greatest." We should all be thankful to have this opportunity for a relationship with him. I pray all will be open and be listening. For if they do (v:12 "since i shall forgive their guilt and never more call their sins to mind." How gracious is he? How blessed are we to be apart of this. I feel very blessed and this chapter meant alot to me. Sorry ladies I could go on and on. This chapter really touched me.
Hebrews 9
"For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may recieve the promised eternal inheritance--now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant". vs.15
Thank you Lord that we are no longer bound or under the old covenant and that are sins are not just covered by blood, but washed clean by His (forgiving & loving) blood.
Hebrews 10
Praise be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We can enter heaven's most holy place because of the sacrifice He made for us, once and for all.
Therefore, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts, fully trusting Him. We are His daughters.
We have been made clean by His blood and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast without wavering, to the hope we affirm, for He who promised is faithful to His word.
Let us motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
Let us not neglect our meeting together, but encourage one another, especially now that His return is drawing near.
Hebrews 10
Praise be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We can enter heaven's most holy place because of the sacrifice He made for us, once and for all.
Therefore, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts, fully trusting Him. We are His daughters.
We have been made clean by His blood and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast without wavering, to the hope we affirm, for He who promised is faithful to His word.
Let us motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
Let us not neglect our meeting together, but encourage one another, especially now that His return is drawing near.
Hebrews 11
For we walk by faith, not by sight!
2 Corinthians 5:7
I love the word "Walk"
Two definitions of the word walk that applies.
1. To pursue a course of action or way of life - conduct oneself: behave:
(behave - to act, function, or react in a particular way)
When we surrendered our lives to Jesus and accepted Him as our Savior our way of life has been
to have a relationship with our Lord, to put our complete trust in Him and Him alone and to allow the Holy
Spirit to lead us in our walk.
We do not look for the approval of the world but seek only the approval of God.
Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God.
2. To move along on foot : advance by steps
Faith requires us to step out. We must take steps in our faith in order to keep walking in our faith.
Believing that God is with us every step of the way.
Hebrews 12
Let us be joyful as we struggle but are forgiven.
Let us be sorrowful when we sin against our Father.
It says to make every effort to live in peace and love ALL men
as our sisters and brothers.
"Let us be thankful" and worship the Lord with all our heart!
Hebrews 13
Well, this entire letter brought upon me great conviction because of my sinful nature, and the one area of my life I continue to refuse to give the Lord. (Don't get me wrong, I try everyday but always end up taking it back) As I read each chapter and verse I became more and more disheartened, and I let Satan discourage me, and tell me I couldn't "throw off everything that hinders me, and the sin that so easily entangles" , and that I wasn't worthy of God's forgiveness, grace and mercy.
This chapter sheds a new light for me personally because of the blood my Savior Jesus shed. In a commentary by one of my favorites, Jon Courson, I learned that the power of His blood is what will make us "perfect in every good work". It is through His blood that our relationships and our fellowship are set right, and the holes in the nets of our jobs and finances are mended. It is through His blood that we battle against the enemy. And it is through His blood, the blood of the everlasting covenant, that we are made perfect, physically, relationally, vocationally, spiritually, and eternally.
