Happy Sunday!
Bishop Alexis A. Thomas preached, "Stay With It!" He used Hebrews 10:23-25 as his reference scripture.
Bishop said that some scholars call The Book of Hebrews the 5th Gospel because it picks up where the four Gospels left off. It tells us what is currently happening in heaven and fills us in on the activities of Jesus.
So what is Jesus doing now? I'm so glad you asked! Romans 8:34(b) says, "It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." (King James Version)
So Jesus has finished the job God gave him to do and he is sitting on God's right side. Have you heard the term, "Right Hand Man"? The term means someone who helps you with your work, someone you can depend upon. Jesus has the best seat in Heaven and what is he doing? The King James Version says he's making intercession for us. Intercession means he's praying for us and pleading with God to have mercy on us!
So Stay With It! I know I know you are probably wishing I would just shut-up. You are probably saying, "She has no idea what I'm facing."
You are right, I don't know! But God does. The Hebrew Christians that the writer was addressing in this letter were experiencing horrendous adversity. They were being persecuted and some of them were even killed. They had become discouraged and the writer wanted to encourage them to "HOLD ON!" because God is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 says, "Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise." (New Living Translation) The Apostle Paul described it like this, "We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! 2 Corinthians 4:8-10(Message Translation)
Be encouraged! Stay With It! God is Faithful! His Word is still true.
Bishop Alexis A. Thomas preached, "Stay With It!" He used Hebrews 10:23-25 as his reference scripture.
Bishop said that some scholars call The Book of Hebrews the 5th Gospel because it picks up where the four Gospels left off. It tells us what is currently happening in heaven and fills us in on the activities of Jesus.
So what is Jesus doing now? I'm so glad you asked! Romans 8:34(b) says, "It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." (King James Version)
So Jesus has finished the job God gave him to do and he is sitting on God's right side. Have you heard the term, "Right Hand Man"? The term means someone who helps you with your work, someone you can depend upon. Jesus has the best seat in Heaven and what is he doing? The King James Version says he's making intercession for us. Intercession means he's praying for us and pleading with God to have mercy on us!
So Stay With It! I know I know you are probably wishing I would just shut-up. You are probably saying, "She has no idea what I'm facing."
You are right, I don't know! But God does. The Hebrew Christians that the writer was addressing in this letter were experiencing horrendous adversity. They were being persecuted and some of them were even killed. They had become discouraged and the writer wanted to encourage them to "HOLD ON!" because God is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 says, "Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise." (New Living Translation) The Apostle Paul described it like this, "We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! 2 Corinthians 4:8-10(Message Translation)
Be encouraged! Stay With It! God is Faithful! His Word is still true.
Love and prayers, Cynthia
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