Thursday, June 26, 2008
Hebrews 13:10-16
We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (ESV)
by Leota Stevens
The writer of Hebrews shares a powerful message in these few short verses. The image of Christ is portrayed as a suffering savior who loved people so much he was willing to suffer death, humiliation and abandonment to secure their forgiveness and eternal life. This scripture delineates the life of a follower of Christ as proactive, generous and sacrificial. Passive Christianity is like waterless shampoo; it may make you shine for a while, but it doesn’t clean very well.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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