"Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 17 October 2011"
Today's Blog Title: "Jesus Is On Our Side, and He Truly Understands"
Today's Scripture Reading: Hebrew 5:1-14
Today's Key Verse: Hebrew 5:8,9 "Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him."
The high priest held a unique position in Israel's religion, a position available only to a descendant of Aaron. So the writer in in Hebrews 5 is careful to enumerate Christ's qualification for this role in New Testament faith.
The high priest is "appointed from among men." His commission to represent other men before God requires one whose own humanity makes him sensitive to mankind's needs (verses 1-3). This high honor must be confirmed by God Himself (verse 4). Christ thus was appointed to the priesthood by His Father (verses 5,6).
Christ also meets the qualification of sensitivity to human fragility: as a man Jesus "learned obedience from what He suffered" (verses 7,8). Thus qualified He was designated "High Priest in the order of Melchizedek" and He has become the source of our salvation (verses 9,10).
With this said, the author launches yet another warning, merited because of his readers' apparent inability to grasp even the elementary truths of Christianity. If we go on to maturity, we must use the truths we have been taught as a guide to distinguish good from evil. To be "meat" rather than "milk", truth must be applied and used.
Today's Hymn: "Keep Me Wholly Thine"
Now to the Fountain of Life I am going, Jesus, I pray Thee, make me Thine
All I surrender to Thee, O my Savior, All to Thy sovereign will divine
O what a fullness of love He has granted, O what a rapture, Lord, is mine
Now I am trusting the words of Thy promise, Thou hast redeemed me, I am Thine
Wholly Thine, Wholly Thine, Seal and keep me Thine
Wholly Thine, Wholly Thine, Keep me wholly Thine
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, how thankful we are Lord that you while living upon this earth among us understands, that you went through the same things that we go through in trails and temptations yet without sin. How thankful we are that You carried out your fathers plans for our redemption and that through Your blood and resurrection we are saved by the Grace of God. May we in our Christian life's "Be still and know that You are God."
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "The believers hope in Christ is secure, like an anchor. and this anchor is not in sand, but in the very presence of Almighty God."
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from 2 Corinthians 5-8.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", God Whispers to you,"BUT I CAN".
"I will meditate on the glorious splendor of your majesty, And on Your wondrous works." Psalm 145:5
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Jesus Is On Our Side, and He Truly Understands"
Today's Scripture Reading: Hebrew 5:1-14
Today's Key Verse: Hebrew 5:8,9 "Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him."
The high priest held a unique position in Israel's religion, a position available only to a descendant of Aaron. So the writer in in Hebrews 5 is careful to enumerate Christ's qualification for this role in New Testament faith.
The high priest is "appointed from among men." His commission to represent other men before God requires one whose own humanity makes him sensitive to mankind's needs (verses 1-3). This high honor must be confirmed by God Himself (verse 4). Christ thus was appointed to the priesthood by His Father (verses 5,6).
Christ also meets the qualification of sensitivity to human fragility: as a man Jesus "learned obedience from what He suffered" (verses 7,8). Thus qualified He was designated "High Priest in the order of Melchizedek" and He has become the source of our salvation (verses 9,10).
With this said, the author launches yet another warning, merited because of his readers' apparent inability to grasp even the elementary truths of Christianity. If we go on to maturity, we must use the truths we have been taught as a guide to distinguish good from evil. To be "meat" rather than "milk", truth must be applied and used.
Today's Hymn: "Keep Me Wholly Thine"
Now to the Fountain of Life I am going, Jesus, I pray Thee, make me Thine
All I surrender to Thee, O my Savior, All to Thy sovereign will divine
O what a fullness of love He has granted, O what a rapture, Lord, is mine
Now I am trusting the words of Thy promise, Thou hast redeemed me, I am Thine
Wholly Thine, Wholly Thine, Seal and keep me Thine
Wholly Thine, Wholly Thine, Keep me wholly Thine
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, how thankful we are Lord that you while living upon this earth among us understands, that you went through the same things that we go through in trails and temptations yet without sin. How thankful we are that You carried out your fathers plans for our redemption and that through Your blood and resurrection we are saved by the Grace of God. May we in our Christian life's "Be still and know that You are God."
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "The believers hope in Christ is secure, like an anchor. and this anchor is not in sand, but in the very presence of Almighty God."
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from 2 Corinthians 5-8.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", God Whispers to you,"BUT I CAN".
"I will meditate on the glorious splendor of your majesty, And on Your wondrous works." Psalm 145:5
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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