| Today's Bible Verse |
| "Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; (for he
is faithful that promised)."
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Hebrews 10:23 King James
Version (KJV)
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| Today's Bible Study |
This book of Hebrews, whose
authorship is unestablished, was written to
Israelites, people who were known for their belief
in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The original readers of this document were
descendants of the patriarchs, prophets, kings, and
other leaders (and ordinary people) whose stories
are recorded in the Old Testament.
These Hebrews were proud of their heritage. They
practiced Judaism, which was strict in its
requirements. They, their parents, and grandparents
had been trained to follow its laws, practice its
rituals, observe its feasts, and hold unswervingly
to its teaching.
When Jesus came on the scene, the Hebrews, for the
most part, rejected Him. They were “dyed in the
wool” Jews, who held on for dear life to the
religion they practiced.
We can commend, even admire them for their great
faith in God. But they had trouble giving up their
old ways and accepting Jesus, Who was the
fulfillment of God’s plan.
This writer encouraged the new believers in Jesus
to stand fast, never wavering.
Let this verse encourage you. Don’t look to any
other program, cult, movement, or ism to offer you
what God has offered: salvation through Jesus
Christ.
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| Today's Prayer |
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| Lord, we are inquisitive people who are
attracted to new ideas. Help us to remember that salvation comes
only through the Name of Jesus. Help me hold tightly to that truth.
Amen.
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| Yesterday's Bible
Verse |
| "Ye have seen what I did
unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on
eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself."
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Exodus 19:4 King James
Version (KJV)
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| Yesterday's Bible
Study |
My Bible has a heading at
the top of each page. Among the headings in my
Bible on the pages preceding this verse are
these: Crossing the Red Sea, Bitter Waters
Made
Sweet, Quails and Manna Provided, and The
Water
from the Rock.
Scriptures on these pages declare God’s
provision for the Israelites as they journeyed
toward the Promised Land.
Then I turned back more pages and saw these
headings: The Water Becomes Blood, The
Plague
of Frogs, The Swarms of Flies, The Plague
of
Boils, The Plague of Hail and Fire, The
Plague
of Locusts, and The Plague of Darkness.
These pages record God’s punishments poured out
upon Egypt because it continued to keep His
people in slavery.
In a conversation with Moses on Mount Sinai,
God told Moses to remind the people of all
these occurrences.
What a contrast exists between the curses God
rained down upon the Egyptians and the
blessings He poured out for the Israelites.
In Exodus 19:8, the Israelites vow: All that
the Lord has spoken we will do.
On the next several pages of my Bible, God’s
Law is recorded. But quickly I encounter a page
with this heading: The Golden Calf.
How forgetful these people were! How
ungrateful! But before I start casting stones,
I need to examine my life. Do I see those
unfavorable characteristics in my life? Do you
see them in yours?
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| Yesterday's Prayer |
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| Father, remind us of Your great love
demonstrated in the sacrifice of Your Son. Help us never to
forget or become ungrateful. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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