A New Place to Meet with God: Hebrews 9 — Heb pt.11
- The central teaching of Hebrews is about our prayer lives—drawing near to God with confidence.
- This chapter is a key building block as it lays out the way to intimacy with such power and clarity.
Jesus our Sympathetic Priest, giving confidence and support to our prayers (Hebrews pt.3: 4:12-5:10)
We can gain a deeper appreciation of what Jesus does for us from this description of O.T. priests. Hebrews urges us to come to God in confidence because Jesus truly knows what it is like to be human: weak and tempted.
Making an Effort to Rest —Why is it such a problem? Hebrews pt.2 (ch 3-4)
It sounds like a contradiction when we are told: ‘Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest’ (Heb 4:11), but it is actually not, it is one of the keys to a fruitful, productive and stress-free life.
Jesus is Better than Everything! —The Message of Hebrews pt.1
Jesus is far better than everything else we could possibly have. Incomparably better! So hold fast to him and don’t allow yourself to be pulled away by other attractions.