"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?" Hebrews 12:7 When going through a hard time, most people do not like to see that as something for their benefit. There never seems to be a good reason for the hardship. Hardship is painful... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 12:3 Don’t Grow Weary
"Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:3 Every believer has times of challenges. Many of those challenges cannot be linked to a single person, but are just the challenges of life. Some of these challenges are vehicle break-downs, bills due, sickness and... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 11:39-40 Waiting In Faith
"These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect." Hebrews 11:39-40 After going through a long list of a hall of fame of people of faith, the author of... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 11:1 Another Word For Faith
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1 After calling everyone to have faith and to hang in there with faith, the author of Hebrews describes what faith is. It is not some long elaborate description with fancy ten-dollar words. It is very short:... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 10:35 Hang In There
"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." Hebrews 10:35 The author of Hebrews just pointed out to the people to remember how they had endured a lot in the early days of their belief in Jesus. They had to go through... Continue Reading →