14because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Finished and not finished. Perfect and in the process of being made holy. Already and not yet. This verse highlights one of the paradoxes of the Christian faith. From God’s perspective when we become Jesus-followers, we are made perfect. DoContinue reading “29Sept 2011 Hebrews 10:14”
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28Sept 2011 Hebrews 8:10
10This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Living by an external code of conduct can be very difficult. PeopleContinue reading “28Sept 2011 Hebrews 8:10”
27Sept 2011 Hebrews 6:18
18God 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 the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. Have you ever told the truth and not been believed? I am not talking about believing the one truth inContinue reading “27Sept 2011 Hebrews 6:18”
26Sept 2011 Hebrews 4:2
2For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. What separates us from other people? Simply our belief in the words of Scripture! This is not a belief thatContinue reading “26Sept 2011 Hebrews 4:2”
25Sept 2011 Isaiah 66:22
22“As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure.” Have you ever put yourself on the line, matching your reputation with an action, so that if the action doesn’t happen your reputation gets tarnished? Not many people do this.Continue reading “25Sept 2011 Isaiah 66:22”
24Sept 2011 Isaiah 64:8
8Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. It can be hard to realize and accept that we are just clay. Whether we look at the elements that make up the human body, or our smallness compared to the universe,Continue reading “24Sept 2011 Isaiah 64:8”
23Sept 2011 Isaiah 60:21
21Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor. Have you ever tried to get a job but were short one qualification? You met all the criteria except one. That is soContinue reading “23Sept 2011 Isaiah 60:21”
22Sept 2011 Isaiah 57:15
15For this is what the high and lofty One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite. We hear two elementsContinue reading “22Sept 2011 Isaiah 57:15”
21Sept 2011 Isaiah 55:9
9“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” I have two grandchildren. It is such an amazing thing to hear the development of their language. The three year old is using his language in very creative ways to express his viewContinue reading “21Sept 2011 Isaiah 55:9”
20Sept 2011 Isaiah 53:4
4Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. This section of Isaiah is one of the great prophecies of the Scriptures. It was written about 400 years before they were fulfilled in Jesus on the Cross. For four hundred years theContinue reading “20Sept 2011 Isaiah 53:4”
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