Category: Faith in the Struggle

Hebrews 12:6,11 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves… For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. When I encounter pain, I pray for God to stop that pain. James, brother of Jesus, throws a…
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Hebrews 12:1,4  Let us also lay aside every weight and sin, which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us… In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. I’ll just never do that again. If you are like…
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These all died in faith, not having received the things promised…having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth…But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one.   Hebrews 11:13,16  Have you ever been disappointed with God? Has God ever failed to keep up his end of the…
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen… And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:1,6  What is faith? This question has plagued me since…
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  For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession… Hebrews 10:34  These early Christians were odd folk. They were happy in their suffering. They joyfully accepted persecution and did not fight back when others stole their…
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  For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire…It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.   Hebrews 10:26,27,31  I have to admit, I…
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Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another… Hebrews 10:24  I’ve been there. I’ve watched those people going door to door, hoping to convert me to their faith and I’ve thought, I don’t want to…
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I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more. Hebrews 10:17  A random memory popped up yesterday that was particularly condemning. The guilt and shame of where I had been in life came suddenly rushing back. Have you ever had the weight of your past crush the breath out of you? I’ve never…
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For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed…   Hebrews 6:7,8  On my way to my Saturday morning…
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For it is impossible, in the case of those who… have shared in the Holy Spirit, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God… Hebrews 6:4-6 I think most of us can identify with saying sorry for something only to do that…
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