Day 7 - Hebrews 4:11 - 5:5

Hebrews 4:11-5:5 

11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.

12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

5 Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. 2 And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. 3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.

4 And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. 5 That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him,

“You are my Son.

    Today I have become your Father.”

Terrie's Comments:

If this letter ended at the end of verse 12 we would all be doomed and depressed... I am so glad that it goes on from there and the story is not over yet!!  Jesus is our High Priest who guarantee's that God's MERCY and His GRACE will help us when we need it the most!!  What is mercy and what is grace??? well...

Simple Definition of mercy
: kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly
: kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation

Grace in Christianity is the free and unmerited favor of God as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowing of blessings.  Common Christian teaching is that grace is unmerited mercy (favor) that God gave to humanity by sending his son to die on a cross, thus delivering eternal salvation. God's grace gives us the desire and the power to do his will.

And because Jesus is an eternal High Priest we have obtained eternal Mercy and God's Grace Forever!  I am so thankful that I have Jesus as my High Priest and He provides a pathway for me to come BOLDLY into God's presence with everything because my trust is in Jesus alone!

Tori's Comments:

What does it mean to make an effort to enter that "rest"?  To obey Christ and not fall into sin?  

There's no point hiding like Adam and Eve, I get that.  God sees everything, so I may as well come to Him just as I am.  

When He looks at you, He sees what Jesus made you to be, not your mistakes and regrets.

And that is a beautiful truth I have been resting in- that kind of rest?

There's so much FREEEDDOOMM in God's love!!!!!


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