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The Priest Who Seeks and Saves
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the Lost” (Luke 19:10) “And being made perfect, He became the Source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him” (Hebrews 5:9) Hebrews 5 carries forward the description of Jesus as High Priest that was begun in Hebrews 4. His priesthood was not along […]
Sabbath and the Throne of Grace
Rest. Sabbath. These are foreign words to too many busy, busy people. To rest is really a matter of faith. To stop, to be still and to know that He is God is the whole point of the Sabbath. Can we trust what the Lord has said? Do we believe in who He is, in […]
The Reproofs of Hope
“Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession” (Hebrews 3:1). Hebrews 3 begins with reproof. This word, when we hear it or read it, usually takes our mind to thoughts of correction or discipline. Reproof is not a word that is used so much these days. […]
Sovereign God, Sovereign Love
God uses kings for His purposes. Cyrus was one of these, Jehu was another. Isaiah 45:1-3 speaks of God’s sovereign plan. Here, God uses Cyrus to rescue the Jewish captives following their 70 year exile in Babylon. “Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue […]
Pay Attention to Great Salvation
The ultimate weapon of Heaven is the cry of a child. Psalm 8 tells us this. The majestic Lord, the One whose Name is great in all the earth; the One whose glory is above the stars and planets and galaxies declared this so. He did this to answer His foes. The mouths of babies […]
“Bring him to Me.”
How do we effectively obey Jesus' words: "Bring him to Me."? We first come to Him ourselves and learn to rest in His Love. Then we, as happened to Paul, are pressed on all sides by the Love He has for us and are held to one purpose by It, unable to consider any other: we go and bring others to Him.
