We tend to consider ourselves and how worthless we are or how awesome we are. In the book of Hebrews, God wants us to consider who we really are, consider what life is really about, and most importantly Consider Jesus. Join us, as we encourage one another through the book of Hebrews, to Consider Jesus. #hebrews #2021
Lord we ask you to help:
LET US draw near to You our Messiah with a true heart in full assurance of faith.
LET US hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering because You promised and are faithful.
LET US be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works encouraging each other, and all the more as we wait for You to take us home or You return.
LET US lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us.
LET US run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith.
LET US let us hold on to grace as we serve You acceptably, with reverence and awe.
Amen
The book of Hebrews was written to exhort believers and specifically Israelites to consider Jesus in the face of their culture. Some believers were turning back to practicing the sacrificial system of the Old Testament that Jesus fulfilled so they could escape being persecuted. As the writer walks the hearers and readers through much of the Old Testament ideas and systems, his desire is to clearly show them how to Consider Jesus in their life now.
In the first 10 1/2 chpters of Hebrews, God has the writer lay the foundation for the readers and hearers to Consider Jesus. He then has the writer transition to a strong call to surrender and live BY FAITH in Jesus. He uses a series LET US statements as a picture of what that process might look like. So...LET US...