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Psalms
141:1-10 A psalm
of David. O LORD, I am calling to You. Please hurry! Listen when I cry to
You for help! Accept my prayer as incense offered to You, and my upraised hands
as an evening offering. Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips.
Don't let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don't let me
share in the delicacies of those who do wrong. Let the godly strike me! It will
be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don't let me refuse
it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds. When their
leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and
find them true. Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will
lie scattered without burial. I look to You for help, O Sovereign LORD. You are
my refuge; don't them kill me. Keep me from the traps they have set for me,
from the snares of those who do wrong. Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
but let me escape.
In Jesus name we pray to you Father God. Bless and guide
us as we travel through this life here on earth. Send your Spirit to us each day
to watch over us and convict us of any wrong doing so we can amend our life and
live a life modeled after yours. There is no other King but you King Jesus.
Amen!
Book of Hebrews 10:19-25
NKJV
Last
week the lesson was somewhat of a review of previous chapters pertaining to the
Old Covenant, this week the verses are pertaining to the New Covenant. The New
Covenant is what we live by which is by faith in Jesus, in what He did for us
on the Cross. Faith is a hard thing to understand for some, because of their
upbringing. Many people think they have their faith in Jesus, but in reality it
is in the doctrine of a religion. A simple child like faith is hard for adults
because we think we have to do something in order to receive something in
return like salvation. A simple test to see where ones faith lies, is this.
What do you have to do to go to Heaven? If your answer is some of these things
like; baptism, confession, confirmation, communion, last rites, etc., then your
faith is in a religion for salvation. This is also referred to a works, works of
self. The one and only correct answer is faith in Jesus and understanding why
Jesus had to come to earth in human form and die for us as the perfect
sacrifice and be resurrected from the dead. Jesus had to do this for us because
of the inherited sin nature each of us have and there is nothing we can do on
our own to cover or remove it. Jesus removed it for us and that is what we must
place our faith in and believe, for salvation.
19
Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood
of Jesus,
This verse could also be phrased
like this; “Dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy
Place because of the blood of Jesus”. It is because of the life giving blood
that Jesus shed for us we can go directly to Jesus for all that we need.
The Most Holy Place in the
Temple was sealed from view by a curtain. Only the high priest could enter the Holy
of Holies, and he did so only once a year on the Day of Atonement when he
offered the sacrifice for the nation of Israel's sins. Jesus' death removed the
curtain, and all believers may walk into God's presence at any time now. Luke 23:45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was torn in two.
20 by a new
and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His
flesh,
This verse could also be
stated like this; By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through
the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
By
a new and living way; This
refers to the New Covenant that Jesus started with His death. The living way pertains
to a life of holiness here on earth and also for eternity in Heaven. Without this
living way, death is the result and eternity is then in Hell.
Which
He consecrated for us; This
refers to Jesus and that He opened up a new way that was perfect for us to come
to the Cross through faith. The shedding of Jesus perfect blood consecrated the
path for man’s salvation.
Through
the veil; The veil
was ripped from top to bottom signifying it was laid open for whosoever to go
through to the Throne of God.
That
is, His flesh; This
is referring to Jesus and His crucified flesh that He sacrificed for us. When
the veil of the temple was ripped it revealed this: Jesus had now provided the
actual entrance for the believing sinner into the Presence of God; the symbolic
sacrifices were to be discontinued, for the reality of all that the Old
Covenant pointed to, had come into being. Even though all the things that Jesus
did were of vast significance, like all the miracles, it was not until He died
on the Cross, that this new way was opened for all to come to Him.
21 and having a High Priest over the house
of God,
And
having a High Priest; This phrase in the Greek actually
states this, “a Priest, a great One.” Not only is Jesus our High Priest, but He
is a great One, and His greatness is shown by the fact that He is the Priest
over the actual House of God. The One Who by His Death on the Cross saves all
those who belong to the House of God from all nations (believers).
Over
the house of God; Even
though Jesus took on the role of a humble and faithful servant to His Father
while He was here on earth, His death and resurrection of a perfect life made
Him the head of the church. He became our High Priest because He defeated the
Devil. Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who
is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have
the preeminence.
22 let us
draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let
us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith; How is it possible for us to go right
into the presence of God? It is possible through faith in Jesus because of the
assurance of the Word of God and knowing we are forgiven when we are Born Again.
We can know that we have "sincere hearts" if we evaluate our thoughts
and motives according to his Word. Hebrews
4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and
of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.
Having
our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience; We as Christians can approach God
boldly, free from a "guilty conscience" and in full assurance of forgiveness
because of the work of Jesus Christ. We can go to God without doubting, knowing
that he will hear and answer us. Under the new covenant, our hearts and
consciences are cleansed completely, not partially or temporarily. Hebrews 9:13-14 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the
ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the
flesh, 14
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve
the living God? Our
clean consciences allow us to enter God's presence with boldness.
And
our bodies washed with pure water; The
figure of speech of our bodies having been "washed with pure water"
actually signifies an inward cleansing. Just like baptism is an outward sign
that represents the purification that the Holy Spirit does inside us, so this
washing speaks of an internal cleansing from sin. Once cleansed, we can
approach God knowing we are worthy to approach Him.
23 Let us
hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Let
us hold fast the confession of our
hope; What this
phrase is telling us is that we are to remain faithful to the confession that
we made at the time of our redemption and the new hope that we have found in
Christ through the Born Again experience. Through this Born Again conversion I
was baptized into the Death of Jesus, buried with Him, and raised with Him in
Newness of Life. This means that I literally died to sin and the old life, and
that lifestyle no longer has a hold on me. Romans 6:1-7 What shall
we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly
not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you
not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized
into His death? 4
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as
Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness
of His death, certainly we also shall be in
the likeness of His
resurrection, 6
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we
should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. I can now consider myself to be dead to
sin but alive to God through Jesus Christ my Lord. Romans 6:11 Likewise
you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Without
wavering; What this
is saying, is this new found faith in the Cross, we are to hold on tight to
what it proclaims for all that are Born Again. Cling tight to the Cross like
the roots of a tree and do not waver. The answer to all things is Jesus Christ
for eternal rest. Paul is also saying to his Jewish listeners and us that once
we find the truth and accept it don’t drift back to the ways of the Old
Covenant or religion. For current times if one is practicing doctrine of a
religion and believing the religion will get them to Heaven, then don’t go back
to former beliefs, once the truth is found.
For
He who promised is faithful; God has set forth the New Covenant and
the way to Heaven through Jesus, by faith. God is faithful and will hold true
to His Word. John
3:15-18 that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who
does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God.
24 And let
us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
And
let us consider one another; This
phrase is referring to the previous verse pertaining to a brothers or sisters
new found faith in Jesus. We are to help one another to stay on the lighted
path of righteousness. If we see a Born Again Christian failing in walking in
the foot prints of Jesus, we are to point that out to them. A true believer
will welcome you correcting them, whereas a person professing to be a
Christian, but isn’t will take offense to being corrected, normally. Fellowship
with other believers is to edify us in the faith. Many times a gathering of
people of a church is all about worldly things, when Christ should be the
center of the gathering. Have you experience these types of gatherings?
In
order to stir up love; This
fellowship should invigorate us; spark a desire to live a holy life; encourage
us to witness to non-believer. In other words stir up love in our heart for
others eternal life.
And
good works; As stated
many times before, good works comes from the heart when we are transformed from
a sinner to a child of God. We want to share the Good News of the Gospel,
because just like Jesus, we don’t want to see others going to Hell for
eternity. Proper Faith in the Cross will always produce good works, but good
works will never produce proper Faith in the Cross. James 2:17-18 Thus also
faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But
someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your
faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
25 not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day
approaching.
Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some; Whenever
Christians gather together in like faith, there is a strength and an
encouragement which comes from such an assembly. We obtain something from the
Lord by going to Church and mixing with other Believers that we cannot obtain
anywhere else. Matthew
18:20 For
where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of
them." 1 Corinthians 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you
are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
But
exhorting one another; We are to encourage
or be an encouragement to fellow brothers and sisters in the faith, to remain
faithful.
And
so much the more as you see the Day approaching; With each passing day we are getting
closer to the coming of the Lord. With current worldly events and the things
taking place here in the US it has to raise a question as to how close we are
to the return of Jesus. These worldly activities should heighten our desire to
spread the Gospel to the lost, fore we know not the hour.
I’m
going to stop here because the rest of the chapter delves into sin and the
result of willful sin. It talks about punishment and falling into the righteous
hand of God. What a fearful thing this is when one knows the Word of God and
refuses to believe it and live according to what it says.
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)
