Let Us Find More of God In Our Lives This Year

This marks the second anniversary of my blog. I don’t know if I’m any smarter or wiser, but I give glory and thanks to God for sustaining me. This is my 99th post. I have studied Romans, Titus, Hebrews, James, and 1&2 Peter. There will always be a topic. There will always be a need (even if I don’t see it). I thank God for using me (even if I don’t understand how).




Read Hebrews 10:19-39
Title in NIV: Persevere in faithful obedience.

This is one of my favorites!! It is like a big salad bar filled with good looking, healthy choices. Indulging in this salad bar keeps our bodies, our mind and our relationships balanced.

Let me list the ‘let us’ for you to feast upon. I like lists.

Vs. 22 Let us draw near to God with sincere hearts in full assurance of faith …of having our guilty conscience cleansed.

Vs. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Vs 24 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Vs 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing…

Vs 25 Let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Interesting how the word Day is capitalized!)

All the ‘Let Us’ verses are decisions we make everyday to strive for. But if we (vs. 26) “deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sin is left, only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.”

Being deliberate in our sinning is like vs. 29

1) trampling the Son of God under foot

2) treating Jesus’ blood as unholy and

3) insulting the Son of grace.

Let us be people of intention. Let us be intentional in every action, word and thought. Let them be intended for God’s glory.

Vs. 32-34 Let us look at some of the things the early Christians did not care about because they knew they had better and lasting possessions:

1) confiscation of their property
2) prison
3) suffering
4) publically exposed to insults
5) persecutions (like being sawed in half. Ouch! But worth it for the Lord)

Even in this, they held tight to their faith and hope in the promises of God.

Whatever you are going through, hold to the true faith and confidence and you will be richly blessed and rewarded when He returns. Don’t shrink back and be destroyed.

Vs 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Examine Yourself: Are you bold for the Lord because He makes you bold or do you cower because you give into your fear? Fear is from the evil one. Who do you strive to follow? Are you intentional in your actions or do you just follow your feelings and desires? Feelings are what Satan uses to trip us up and trick us. David felt lust and gave in. Jesus felt hungry but did not give in. Job felt God had left him, but he did not sin. Moses felt anger and gave in. Cane gave in to jealousy. Let us not give into feelings, but let us act in Truth!