Archive for March 2008

Live freely for God today in Christ’s love

Read Hebrews 10:1-18

“This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds” (Hebrews 10:16).

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Don’t let the past hinder your walk with Christ in the present and future

Read Hebrews 9:11-28

“Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him” (Hebrews 9:28).

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God’s grace in Christ is the key that opens heaven’s door

Read Hebrews 9:1-10

“They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings — external regulations applying until the time of the new order” (Hebrews 9:10).

What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?

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Sure God forgives our sins — but does He ‘forget’ them, too?

Read Hebrews 8:7-13

“For I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more” (Hebrews 8:12).

What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?

I think the most difficult thing for which we ever trust God is the matter of forgiveness. Sure, we accept the Scriptures that tell us he forgives our sins when we confess them and come to him through Christ.

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Our glimpse of eternity and that ‘greater life’ comes through Christ

Read Hebrews 7:24-8:6

“The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man” (Hebrews 8:1, 2).

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We don’t know all about God — knowing Jesus, we know all we really need to know

Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-28

“When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all” (1 Corinthians 15:28).

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Anxiety — how do YOU cope with life’s anxious moments?

Read Philippians 4

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6,7).

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No matter what comes, we can trust that God is the one in charge

Read John 11:1-45

“So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Take off the grave clothes and let him go’ ” (John 11:41-44).

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We ‘help’ God every time we help someone in need

Read Hebrews 6:1-12

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them” (Hebrews 6:10).

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How Christ reveals God to us in ways we can understand

Read Hebrews 5:1-10

“Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him” (Hebrews 5:8,9).

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