Day 2 - Hebrews 1:11 - 2:6

Hebrews 1:11-2:6 

11 They will perish, but you remain forever.
    They will wear out like old clothing.
12 You will fold them up like a cloak
    and discard them like old clothing.
But you are always the same;
    you will live forever.”
13 And God never said to any of the angels,

“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
    until I humble your enemies,
    making them a footstool under your feet.”
14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

2 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. 2 For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. 3 So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? 4 And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.

5 And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. 6 For in one place the Scriptures say,

“What are mere mortals that you should think about them,

    or a son of man that you should care for him?

Tori's Comments:


"So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it." (vs. 2:1) 

I blame the social acceptance of backsliding partly on how easy it is. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ignored God for weeks because I was too "busy" for the One who created time itself. It's usually during this time away that I fall easily into temptations, getting dragged farther away from him. I think that's why the writer of Hebrews urges us to be so careful. If we don't know the truth of the gospel, how can we be bold in our faith? If we don't know God's voice, how can we be sure it's Him that we're hearing? 
And in hindsight, why would we stray? Following Jesus is is waking up every morning knowing you are loved and made pure and that others could know this too. Following the world means a constant emptiness you continuously search to fill. (hopefully during my weak moments in the future, I can look back on this post to shake myself out of the funk)
We've been freed from that, not barred.  Don`t forget what`s been done for you. Know it, memorize it, and don't let anyone tell you differently. 


Terrie's Comments:

(Con't) from yesterday...
-Heaven and Earth will wear out eventually and they will be changed but Jesus will remain the same and He will never end. (v 11 &12)
-The angels are ministering spirits who serve those who put their trust in Jesus Christ.  (v 12 &13)

Chapter 2
-Because Jesus Christ has proved to be all that was mentioned in Chapter 1 we must pay MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION to what we have heard (referring to what was told to them by the prophets, Jesus and his apostles) so that we don't drift away from the truth. (v1)
- The message that was declared by angels regarding Jesus Christ was proven to be reliable (See Chapter 1) and through what was accomplished at Calvary every sin was taken care of and the punishment of everyone was taken on by Jesus Himself.  Therefore if we neglect to trust in Jesus Christ alone as our only way to God then we will not escape taking on that punishment for ourselves... not that we need to take that punishment on our selves but if we say we don't want to take advantage of what Jesus did for us then we are responsible to take care of it ourselves.  Jesus declared it and the people that surrounded Him in his time on this earth affirmed it.  God also affirms this by providing signs, wonders, miracles, giving the gifts of the Holy Spirit that are distributed according to His will.  (v2-4)
-Again we see it stated that Jesus is placed above the Angels.  (v5-6)

Take our personal comments or leave them. We would love to hear what stood out to you about today`s passage and how it encouraged you. Tell us in the comments below!

Day 1 - Hebrews 1:1 to 1:10

HERE WE GO!  Our first Christ Capp Bible Reading Challenge.

Main Purpose and Goal - to encourage everyone to read God's word regularly for themselves and encourage other's to do the same - Jesus said to go and make disciples.

Hebrews 1:1-10 

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. 3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. 4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.

5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:

“You are my Son.
    Today I have become your Father.
God also said,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son.”
6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said,

“Let all of God’s angels worship him."
7 Regarding the angels, he says,

“He sends his angels like the winds,
    his servants like flames of fire.”
8 But to the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
    You rule with a scepter of justice.
9 You love justice and hate evil.
    Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
    pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”
10 He also says to the Son,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth

    and made the heavens with your hands.

Comments by Terrie:

Hebrews Chapter 1 is all about establishing in our hearts and our minds that Jesus Christ is the proven Son of God.  This is the foundation of Hebrews.  This is a letter to the Hebrews to help them get through a time of great trials, so to build their faith so they wouldn't lose heart.

In Chapter 1 we see a number of things established about Jesus:
-Beginning with Jesus being used by God to speak to us just as the prophets did in the Old Testament. Jesus was also there at the beginning with God. (v-1-2)
- We learn that Jesus reflects God perfectly and He alone is the one who purifies us and has taken away punishment for our sins.  He is now seated at the right hand of God (v3)
- We see that Jesus is greater than the angels (v4)
- God Himself declared that Jesus is His Son! (v5)
- All of God's angels worship Jesus (v6)
- Jesus is the one who created the angels and who gives them their power (v7)
- Jesus will reign forever and His throne will not end (v8)
- Jesus loves righteousness and hates evil and has been anointed by God with gladness.(v9)
- Jesus laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning and created the heavens too :-) (v10)
- .... more to come tomorrow!  But this alone is enough to say that Jesus is worthy of all of our praise, honor and glory forever!!

Comments by Tori:

``Sustaining all things by His powerful word" (vs. 3)

I don't have much to add but that this phrase stuck out at me. You see the power God's words have throughout the bible, from "Let there be light" to "Yes, I am coming soon."
And what I take from that is everything He says comes true, that the winds and the waves obey His voice, and when He says something, He means it.
Sometimes I don't feel like I can trust Him because I put His words on the same level as human promises which are easily broken. But God doesn't change. When He says He loves me, I have to believe. When He says He'll take care of me, I need to know in my heart that it's true. It hit me yesterday that the only reason my heart is beating is because God is giving me life constantly. I'm very big on analogies- it's how I learn best. And so I had an image pass through my head of humans as windup dolls, and God was a mechanic who came around and kept us all going. 

 a fabulous sketch done by yours truly

Silly, perhaps, but it clicked in my my head.  All throughout my today I've stopped and placed a hand over my heart, feeling it beat, using it as a reminder that I can trust God.


Take our personal comments or leave them. We would love to hear what stood out to you about today`s passage and how it encouraged you. Tell us in the comments below!