Then I said, 'Here I am--it is written about me in the scroll-- I have come to do your will, O God.' " Hebrews 10:7 NIV From the window of his house, a man could see that his children and those next door were playing an old familiar game. Someone had kicked the ball... Continue Reading →
A Body
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; Hebrews 10:5 NIV A man lay on the operating table while the anesthesiologist applied the epidural injection and put his lower body to sleep. They were going to put a new... Continue Reading →
Good is Coming
The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming--not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Hebrews 10:1 NIV Morning came, and with it, the children also stumbled into their parent´s... Continue Reading →
Those Waiting for Him
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28 NIV After a wedding, while the whole family was still gathered together, the best man took everyone... Continue Reading →
Courage to Look
When one truly opens themselves to the message of salvation we find in the Scriptures, we can painfully see how much we still need a Savior. But this painful realization is never pleasant and far too often many of us are not willing to make that examination of our hearts with the Lord. Shall we... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
Do we feel like we were that one lost sheep that our Shepherd has come so far to find? Will we adore our Savior for all eternity through for not giving up on us and for coming to look for us? Shall we pray that Jesus Christ will forever be rewarded by the love that... Continue Reading →
In God´s Presence
For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence. Hebrews 9:24 NIV A small team of performers was getting ready to do a show during the half-time of one of the NBA season´s biggest... Continue Reading →
Blood to Serve
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:14 NIV The teenager followed the fading two-track road that wound between the hills. He spotted a... Continue Reading →
Only A Matter Of
They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings--external regulations applying until the time of the new order. Hebrews 9:10 NIV The boy did not want to go. Every Sunday morning his parents would wake him, give him breakfast, and then walk him down to the church. He had to... Continue Reading →
The Most Holy Place
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. Hebrews 9:8 NIV The impressive flights of stairs led up out of the Asian jungle into the face of the cliff in the mountain. The... Continue Reading →
