Saturday, September 9, 2023

Shalom,

We read Hebrews 4 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today and verses 12-16 are favorites!

12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do. 14 Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has [already] ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith in Him]. 15 For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. 16 Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

Meditate on these verses until they get so deep inside of you that doubt will have a very hard time finding a place in you! JESUS is exactly and absolutey WHO HE SAYS HE IS! And WE are exactly and absolutel who HE says WE are! Dare to believe this TRUTH and dare to act like you believe! Here is Hillsong with "Who You Say I Am":

Shalom in HIm!