Category: Daily Devotion

  But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering…Hebrews 12:22 – With our verse starting with the word “but,” we then know whatever was said in the previous verses we are making some sort of change from it. So what was…

  By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. Hebrews 11:9 – One of the things I prayed for when I was first married was to be able to have our own house one day. Thankfully,…

  But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Hebrews 10:3-4 – Thankfully we don’t have to bring animal sacrifices like the Jewish people had to in their worship of God, yet the lack of such a practice can cause…

  Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22 – Imagine someone who had just been found guilty of a crime. The judge declares their guilt and then goes on to proclaim their sentence. 20 years in prison, a hefty…

  Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven…Hebrews 8:1 – When I planned out my order for what books we’d cover in our 2025 reading plan, I didn’t purposefully have us…

  For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness 19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. Hebrews 7:18-19 – The writer of Hebrews was challenging some firmly established belief systems for the Jewish people here.…

  For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again…

  …for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. Hebrews 5:13 – As I have gotten older, I have come to appreciate the wonders and specialness of a little baby. Their joy at the simplest thing and their unconditional love is beautiful. When a baby though…

  So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Hebrews 4:9 – Recently I had the opportunity to share my testimony with my church family. The core of my story was all about perfection equaling acceptance. That if I was “perfect” in my living then I’d be accepted by people, and…

  And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief. Hebrews 3:18-19 – Before this study of Hebrews, we did a study of the book of Exodus where we see the nation of Israel finally stepping…