Hebrews 13:1-14.
Hebrews 13.1-14
Service That Pleases God
"Keep being concerned about each other as the Lord's followers should.
Be sure to welcome strangers into your home. By doing this, some
people have welcomed angels as guests, without even knowing it.
Remember the Lord's people who are in jail and be concerned for them.
Don't forget those who are suffering, but imagine that you are there
with them.
Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because
God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage. Don't
fall in love with money. Be satisfied with what you have. The Lord has
promised that he will not leave us or desert us. That should make you
feel like saying, "The Lord helps me! Why should I be afraid of what
people can do to me?"
Don't forget about your leaders who taught you God's message. Remember
what kind of lives they lived and try to have faith like theirs. Jesus
Christ never changes! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to
receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on
certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who
eat them. But we have an altar where even the priests who serve in
the place of worship have no right to eat. After the high priest
offers the blood of animals as a sin offering, the bodies of those
animals are burned outside the camp. Jesus himself suffered outside
the city gate, so that his blood would make people holy. That's why
we should go outside the camp to Jesus and share in his disgrace. On
this earth we don't have a city that lasts forever, but we are waiting
for such a city."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
Service That Pleases God
"Keep being concerned about each other as the Lord's followers should.
Be sure to welcome strangers into your home. By doing this, some
people have welcomed angels as guests, without even knowing it.
Remember the Lord's people who are in jail and be concerned for them.
Don't forget those who are suffering, but imagine that you are there
with them.
Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because
God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage. Don't
fall in love with money. Be satisfied with what you have. The Lord has
promised that he will not leave us or desert us. That should make you
feel like saying, "The Lord helps me! Why should I be afraid of what
people can do to me?"
Don't forget about your leaders who taught you God's message. Remember
what kind of lives they lived and try to have faith like theirs. Jesus
Christ never changes! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to
receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on
certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who
eat them. But we have an altar where even the priests who serve in
the place of worship have no right to eat. After the high priest
offers the blood of animals as a sin offering, the bodies of those
animals are burned outside the camp. Jesus himself suffered outside
the city gate, so that his blood would make people holy. That's why
we should go outside the camp to Jesus and share in his disgrace. On
this earth we don't have a city that lasts forever, but we are waiting
for such a city."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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