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Psalms
129:1-8 A Song of
Ascents. "Many
a time they have afflicted me from my youth," Let Israel now
say—"Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not
prevailed against me. The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows
long." The LORD is
righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. Let all those who hate
Zion Be put to shame and turned back. Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers
before it grows up, With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor he who
binds sheaves, his arms. Neither let those who pass by them say, "The
blessing of the LORD be upon
you; We bless you in the name of the LORD!"
Father God, keep calling us to you.
Let your voice grow in volume until we hear it and then repent and turn to you
for all things. We are sinners and need your Grace through Salvation for
eternal life with you. Let the revelation of the Cross be revealed, so the lost
can receive that free gift of Grace you have for them. May they find peace and
comfort in you and your Word. In
Jesus
name we pray, Amen!
Book of Hebrews 3:1-11 NKJV
This
lesson is about listening to God and obeying. Being an obedient servant and
doing the will of God out of love. We are to love God with all our heart, soul,
mind, and strength. Mark
12:30 AND
YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH
ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' This is the first commandment. This is the first and greatest
commandment, and if we do this, we will walk in Jesus light. If we place God
first in our life all the other commandment will fall in place.
1
Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider
the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,
This verse would be better
understood if it were stated as; “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a
heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession.”
If you go back and start
reading at verse 17 of the last chapter, you will be able to better understand
what is being said. (17 Therefore, in all things He had to be
made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in
things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For
in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are
tempted.) These verses are stating that Jesus is the Messiah and He died on the
Cross for us. This makes Him an Apostle and High Priest.
Therefore,
holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling; Paul is speaking of the brothers and
sisters that have heard the calling of God and turned from their wicked ways.
They have denounced their lifestyles and realized they are sinners and no
longer desire to live that way.
Consider
the Apostle and High Priest; So
what Paul is saying here in verse one is that Jesus was an apostle while here
on earth and now is a high priest for His brethren, or brothers and sisters
that have accepted Jesus as their Saviour and have placed their faith in Him
and His sacrifice on the Cross for us.
Of
our confession, Christ Jesus;
Our confession means those that have given their heart to the Lord have
confessed their sinful way of life to Jesus, realizing it offends Jesus and
they want Him to come into their life and rule and reign.
2 who was
faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.
Who
was faithful to Him; “Faithful
to Him”, is referring to God the Father.
Who
appointed Him; This
is referring to God the Son. God appointed Jesus to suffer and die on the Cross
for us just like He appointed Moses to lead His people out of the land of
Egypt.
As
Moses also was faithful in all
His house; Here we
have a comparison to the faithfulness of Jesus to God in carrying out Gods will
of salvation, and the faithfulness of Moses to God in carrying our Gods will in
leading and caring for the Israelites.
3 For this
One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built
the house has more honor than the house.
Rephrasing this verse so
we can understand what it is saying in our language today would be like: “This
man, Jesus, deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a
house deserves more praise than the house itself.”
For
this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses; Jesus is our High Priest. He is the
only man that led a sinless life here on earth, therefore defeating Satan. Only
He is worthy to be the ultimate sacrifice for us so that we may have eternal
life through Him.
Inasmuch
as He who built the house has more honor than the house; A house doesn’t actually get the
praise it is the architect that designed the house and executed the
construction of it. Just like the houses that Frank Lloyd Wright has designed
and had built. It is a marvel to look at them and wonder how he came up with
the design. The structures are a tribute to his ingenuity.
This house in this verse
being referred to is the house of Israel. God built up the Israelites not
Moses, so God is due the praise.
4 For every
house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God.
For
every house is built by someone; So
very true that houses are built by someone, but are we actually the builder or
are we instruments of God like Moses was?
But
He who built all things is God; God is the creator of all things and
ultimately is the one that deserves all glory and praise. We can’t do anything
without God.
5 And Moses
indeed was faithful in all His
house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward,
And
Moses indeed was faithful in
all His house as a servant; Moses
was a very faithful servant. He loved God greatly and also loved the house of
Israel. On occasion God would get angry at the people and want to destroy them,
but Moses interceded for the people. Moses was not only a faithful servant in
leading God’s people, but he also wrote the first five books of the Bible.
For
a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward;
What this is referring to is the many things that Moses recorded, and down
through the ages have been talked about, the laws, prophecies, preparing the
way, etc. All the Old Testament believers also served to prepare the way. In
reading the Old Testament, we see (1) how God used people to accomplish his
purposes, (2) how God used events and personalities to illustrate important
truths, (3) how, through prophets, God announced the Messiah, and (4) how,
through the system of sacrifices, God prepared people to understand the
Messiah's work. Moses played a very foundational part in God’s plan.
6 but
Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the
confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
But
Christ as a Son over His own house; So
what house is this being spoken of? It is the Church. It is people that have forsaken
their flesh, their lifestyle, and submitted their life to Jesus. They have
place their faith in Jesus for all things just like Moses submitted his life to
God for all things in the OT. Moses faith was in God, but now, when Jesus died
on the Cross the New Covenant was born, and now we are to put our faith in
Jesus and what He did on the Cross for us. Now it is Jesus we put our trust in for
all things.
Whose
house we are; This
refers to the New Testament house, the Church, children of God, Jew and Gentile
alike, Born Again believers, true Christians, true believer that believe with
their heart and not their mind.
If
we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end; This phrase is interesting in how it
is stated. It says, “If we hold fast”. What does that mean? It means it is
possible to fall from Gods grace after we have been saved and go back to living
a sinful life. If we intentionally turn our back on Jesus and what He did for
us, then we can lose our salvation, eternal life. Isn’t this what happened to
Judas, the love of money got a grip on his soul? What about Ananias, and
Sapphira? Wasn’t it love of money that gripped their souls also? Acts 5:1-5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his
wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and
laid it at the apostles'
feet. 3
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the
Holy Spirit and keep back part
of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after
it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing
in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." 5 Then
Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear
came upon all those who heard these things. 6
And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.
7 Now it was about three hours later when his
wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 And Peter answered her, "Tell me
whether you sold the land for so much?" She said, "Yes, for so
much." 9
Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test
the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry
you out." 10 Then immediately she
fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and
found her dead, and carrying her
out, buried her by her husband.
God has given each of us
free will to choose how we will live our life. We can choose to live with Jesus
in our hearts and aim to please Him, or live a life of pleasing our human desires.
It only takes one intentional sin that is planned and executed that will
separate us from God, but God is merciful and will forgive us if we do not
carry out the sin and repent of our thoughts. As Christians we all sin
unintentionally and when this happens we get conviction of our wrongdoing and
then repent of our actions, but sinning intentionally by planning and scheming
is totally different. When we sin intentionally, get conviction, and ignore the
conviction and not repent, then we turn our back on God. God’s love for us is
so great, he is merciful and will forgive our sins no matter how grave they are
if we are truly sorry and repent of our sins.
It only takes one
willfully committed sin that separates us from God. Adam sinned only once
intentionally and he and Eve were cast from God’s garden. James tells us if we
break one law it is the same as breaking all the laws. James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet
stumble in one point, he is
guilty of all. This is
why it is so important that we understand why Jesus had to die on the Cross for
us. As human beings with the inherited sin nature within us, we can’t help but
sin, but the difference is willful sin. Jesus atoning shed blood covers us when
we give our heart to Him as long as we are truly trying to abide in Him through
what His Word teaches. John_8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. John_15:10 If you keep My
commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's
commandments and abide in His love. John_15:6
If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a
branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. This is why the following 2 verses are
disturbing to a follower of Jesus Christ. Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction,
and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because
narrow is the gate and
difficult is the way which
leads to life, and there are few who find it.
The following verses also
confirm that we will not enter into His Kingdom if we are intentionally
rebellious.
7
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS
VOICE,
8 DO NOT
HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS IN THE REBELLION, IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS,
9 WHERE
YOUR FATHERS TESTED ME, TRIED ME, AND SAW MY WORKS FORTY YEARS.
10 THEREFORE
I WAS ANGRY WITH THAT GENERATION, AND SAID, 'THEY ALWAYS GO ASTRAY IN THEIR
HEART, AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN MY WAYS.'
11 SO I
SWORE IN MY WRATH, 'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.' "
These verses are taken
from Psalm 95:7-11.
The lessons of this Psalm is; Sinners should respond to the gospel invitation to
worship and serve God; sinners should respond today; sinners should
respond for fear that God in His wrath might speak upon them the verdict that
He pronounced upon the unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness.
The author is unknown for
this Psalm, but inspired by the Holy Spirit.
What is a hard heart? It
is one that pleases the flesh. It is one that takes scripture and twist it to
fit the individuals lifestyle or what they believe in. It is one that thinks
God has changed over time like the same sex marriage movement that is going on,
that He approves, and they will go to Heaven. It is one that has time for the
things of the world and not Him. It is one that believes in the faith movement
that is happening. It is one that believes in customs, heritage, and rules and
regulation.
A hard heart is like a
bowl of really cold ice cream that chocolate is pour over. The chocolate
freezes and turns hard, and if the lifestyle continues, the layers of chocolate
keep piling up and freezing until it is so hard it is almost impenetrable.
So if today you hear a His
voice, listen to that little whisper and melt that chocolate and let Jesus in.
His calling may come through disease of self or loved ones, an accident, a job,
something really good that may happen to a person, etc. Jesus calls us in many
different ways, but we brush the thought away and go on living as usual.
Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created
that are in heaven and that are on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All
things were created through Him and for Him.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless one is
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Bill
Wiesbrock https://www.facebook.com/bill.wiesbrock?ref=tn_tnmn
The
Lighthouse Full Gospel Church
Sinners Prayer; Pray this, and if you believe
it with your heart, Jesus will save you!
“Lord Jesus
I know I am a sinner. I confess my sins
to you; I am sorry for my sins; I repent (Meaning, desiring to turn from a
sinful lifestyle.) of all my sins, and I am asking for your forgiveness of all
of my sins. I believe that only you can
forgive sin. I commit my life to you and
ask you to come into my heart, direct, and take charge of my life. I believe that you died to set me free from
my sinful lifestyle and you rose from the dead to give me eternal life, and
right now you are seated at the Right Hand of God Almighty. I believe you are
the Son of God; the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life, and my
Savior.” I believe this and have faith
you will make a new person out of me, by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell in my
heart and lead me in a new life. In Jesus name I pray Amen.” (John 3:16,17;
Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-13; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1
John 5:11-14; 1:6-10) (Sin: Rom.
1:22-32; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-7)
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