I will never forget the disappointment I felt when my eighth-grade teacher reported to me that, since I wasn’t Catholic, I didn’t need to go to confession. That day I’d sat listening to all of my friends collude as they decided they would confess their issues with cussing, and I was equally fascinated and disappointed. I was fascinated because they seemed to have no real issues that they felt they needed to share. I was disappointed because I did. I didn’t just want to talk to the priest about my problem with cussing. I wanted to talk to him about the sadness I felt that refused to lift. I wanted to talk to him about the problems I had at home. I wanted to talk to him about the friendship issues I had.
You see, this was before the days when counseling was a more well-known option. Many people make a practice of going to speak with a counselor, a pastor, or attending groups centered around anxiety and grief today. However, as a middle schooler growing up in the early 2000’s, talk about counseling was nonexistent for me. I just did what I had to do to deal with it. By contrast, the Catholic sacrament of confession, which my friends practiced, led them to confess their sins, repent, identify a spiritual task to accomplish, and receive a prayer for forgiveness. And it sounded wonderful to depressed, thirteen-year-old Liv. I wish I had known the opportunity to talk to a priest was always available to me.
In Christ, we have access to the Great High Priest.
When I read Hebrews, I am reminded that the early Church experienced a similar conundrum. The Christians to whom this book is addressed were growing weary of the persecution they were under. They were tempted to abandon the faith and return to old traditions. Jewish Christians were used to the relief the priests brought as they offered sacrifices before the Lord, prayed for the people, and led them in repentance. They began to talk of returning to the old way, but Jesus changed everything, and the writer of Hebrews reminded them of this.
Jesus Christ is both the Great High Priest and the sacrificial Lamb. He took on all of our sins so that we could access God’s presence any time of day on any day of the year. Jesus is the one who reconciles us to the Father, and because of His sacrifice, we no longer need anyone else to act as a mediator or make sacrifices for us. Counseling and confessing areas of sin to a trusted friend or mentor are great disciplines to practice. However, we have access to the comforter who leads us into all truth as a result of Jesus’s sacrifice. And when we call on His name, the Holy Spirit can comfort us and counsel us, reminding us that we are never alone when we battle against depression, fear, friendship issues, or family problems this Advent.
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So grateful I can take it all and leave it at his feet.
I have so many questions about repentance of our sins… if we repent, yet still sin (which is inevitable)… are we making a mockery of this gift, the gift of direct communion with God through Christ? I know this sounds silly.. but I never feel “good enough” if I’m continuing to sin. However, I say that to say this… I know I am forgiven!
I don’t know if this helps or answers anything really, but I think that it has a lot to do with our intentions. If you “go on sinning that grace may abound” ans Paul says, then that would probably be as you said making a mockery of our gift of direct communion and also of God’s grace. But of course, like you mentioned, at this present time, sin is inevitable. God knows this, he knew us when he sent His Son. so I think if your heart is in the right place, which our Father knows if it is, then there’s no reason to beat yourself up. Of course we should be obedient, out of our love for God and our thankfulness of His great kindness.
AND if you are not familiar with the doctrine of unity with Christ, you should do some searching on that. It is incredibly understated I think. In a nutshell, when we trust in Jesus, we are IN HIM and He is also in us. It means that when God sees us, he sees the blamelessness of Jesus instead of our sin. And when we are in Christ, there is NOTHING that can change that. A good book on this subject is Home with Christ by Kyle Whorley if you’re interested :)
You just try to be better day after day. Living whole heartedly in sin and never trying to do better after we give it to him is “making a mockery of this gift”, but not actively trying to do better.
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This really hit home today when comparing to a counselor , therapist or friend. It’s been an incredible hard season and I’m struggling with depression which is partially related to family issues but then also greatly impacts family____the double whammy. I pray. Lord knows I prat with thanksgiving in my heart, requests for forgiveness for my sins and answers to question of guidance. Oh how I Wish Jesus would hold my hand and ease my tensions and heartache with His soft words (I imagine soft words for some reason). I feel envy when I hear someone say they heard from God. I feel dumb for wanting the voice —— I know I just need to open this app to see Him at work___why do I need anything else but signs and His words telling me I am His! I am enough! I am forgiven.
May we never forget that we have access to the Comforter.
Can someone pray for me? I lost my mom 4 months ago and am currently pregnant with my first baby. It’s so hard right now around Christmas.
Praying. For you and your sweet baby. Praying that you’ll feel the love and peace during this tough season that only the Holy Spirit can give you. ❤️
Im so sorry for your loss. Praying for you right now Victoria. I know how hard it is as, I too, have lost my mom..Praying you’ll feel Gods comfort & strength surround you in the days ahead… He promises to be near the brokenhearted!
Really struck by how in Leviticus 16 & Hebrews 4, the idea of atonement and rest are connected. Isn’t it so beautiful that we can find rest- peace with God, and enjoyment of a restored relationship with Him- through the finished work of Christ. So encouraged that this advent, I can rest in Jesus, and enjoy the comfort He offers as our great High Priest. Thank you Lord for your great promises!
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thank you Lord for being my 24/7 counselor! help me to rely on you! <3
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Amen
Sweet relief for a weary heart
He is all we need.
We are never alone in our battles. What a great reminder in every season of life. Happy Monday praying for you all.
I love the image of Jesus being both the sacrificial lamb and the High Priest. He laid down His own life so that we might be saved!
Thank You, Jesus, for being our Great High Priest. Thank You for sacrificing Yourself for us once for all time. Thank You for forgiving our sins, my sins. Thank You for Your great mercy.
Thank you, Lord, that because of Jesus’s sacrifice, we always have access to YOU! I never want to take that for granted ❤️
Amen! Thankful for the Great High Priest/ Sacrificial, Lamb of God
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Atonement for sin is required. Our sins were fully atoned by Christ on the cross, and He continues to show mercy and grace when we confess our sins – which are many and ongoing.
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Hebrews 5:7-9
7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, 8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
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These verses really hit me today. And “with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death” – I had to sit with that a while, thinking of Jesus’ humanness working to process what He was sent to do.
I’m thankful beyond words.
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Praying for
CRISSY HUNTER
BRANDI YOUNG
RHONDA JOHNSON – Christian’s move, future cell mate, physical and mental protection, a heart for Christ
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CEE GEE ❤️ not a plan B!! And the Collingsworth family is so good with their beautiful harmonies. Great songs today too!
MERCY ❤️ thankful for the speedy furnace replacement!!
MEAGAN C ❤️ thank you for the update, thrilled that adjustment is going well ❤️
KELLY (NEO) so sorry about your pup, it is a hard thing to say goodbye. Thankful the plumbing project is moving in the right direction ❤️
Those ARE hard verses like the ones expressing Jesus’ agony and plea in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Yes, I love those harmonies- nothing like family harmony!
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Thanks for mentioning Meagan’s update. I missed seeing it before!
Sometimes I forget that I can come to God no matter what is going on. I know this truth in my head, but sometimes I still try to either handle it alone, or turn to a friend instead of God. I pray that I would go to God more. ❤️
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Its interesting to ready that the early Jewish Christians were in some ways tempted to go back to the old way of sacrifice rituals. I imagine there is a certain comfort in knowing if I just do x – I’ll be good with God. Ultimately we now know there is something WE need to or can DO per se that makes us good with God. What has needed to take place already has been accomplished by the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. We can take no credit, it’s all because of Him.
Of course the fact that there is no physical sacrifice that we can do/need to do like the Israelites needed should not stop us from confessing our sins before God/coming before the one who is not just our sacrificial lamb but our high priest. Thanks be to God that unlike the early Isrealites of whom only a small subset of people who performed a certain ritual first and only on certain days could approach God and now we have acsess to him 24-7 365 just as we are.
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Sometimes we, or at least I, don’t truly appreciate that. Thank you Jesus!
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To come boldly, to come no matter how dirty we are, no matter how weary we are, come boldly….that’s freedom! Thank You Lord for Your sacrifice so I can come boldly with all my ‘stuff’. Thank you for sharing your story to encourage us!
Amen. Now, I need to come boldly and confess. This has brought to light the little amount of time that I pray….i am convicted and rightfully so.
Morning shes, I love how LIV shared about confessing, especially on cussing to the priest, and her hesitation. Earlier on my walk with Christ, I did not know this was a sin. My coworkers used to add a certain word when they spoke and after years I adopted that habit to fit in. I thought it was harmless. Until one day, God sent a Charlie Kirk into my life to tear down stronghold, a strong lady at church who was a worshipper with a good prophetic gift. She read me like a book. She never spoke to me before, yet she was ready to burst my bubble and not afraid to offend. She told me this, people who cuss may not make it to the rapture. I was gasping. I was asking her again and again, are you sure? I looked up to verify, praise God for His word, Ephesians 5:4, in different translations: “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving”, “Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving”. And in Colossians 3:8 “But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips”. And then, Matthew 12:36-37: “But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned”. I used to think crude joking was innocent. That is why we must measure things by the Word, the plumb line. As I grew in Christ and developed godly characters and worked hard to refine manners and tear down old habits, this is not okay. Speech patterns shape our moral environment (especially if involves young children). Scripture portrays speech as both a mirror and a shaper of the heart. Jokes that revolve around disrespect, cruelty, mockery are secretly validating them. People usually 50% joke and 50% tell the truth. Jokes usually demean someone, and they are worthy of dignity through the eyes of God. It normalizes impure thinking. Very dangerous. Thanksgiving must be the alternative instead. “Whatever that is praiseworthy…think of these things” (Philippians 4:8). I am so thankful that God sent a person to speak to me so personally, otherwise I wouldn’t have known. It would not be nice to be a Christian with a habit of cussing and simultaneously witnessing for Christ.
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Praying:
TANYA: praying for the toothache to subside and emergency dentist help is done.
KELLY (NEO): yay for the plumbing work and so sorry about your sweet pup.
SEARCHING: for your business associates and strength during this tragedy.
RHONDA J: for Christian and the newness of his heart, personal revelations, encounters and reflections for him on hindsight. Praying for Tosha (the butterfly who mourns her son with the looming harsh sentence). Heartbreaking. But God!
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Update: we got a new high efficiency furnace on a budget too, and on the next day (I couldn’t believe it). Praise Jesus, everything works and the house is warm despite thick snow and ice outside. Thank you shes so much for your kindness and intercession. Hugs and love.
Be blessed dear sisters.
Mercy, glad you are warm once again. We just experienced an Alberta clipper with below wind chills in Indiana and would not want to be without heat. May your body and heart be warmed!!❤️
* Below zero wind chills
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So thankful you have heat now! ❤
Love all of this. ❤️
Some of my favorite scriptures in today’s reading!
“We have access to the One who leads us into all truth…when we call on His name, the Holy Spirit can comfort us and counsel …we are never alone when we battle against depression…
Depression, the destroyer. The deceiver.
Oh Sister Shes
I should hold tight to the sweet words & supreme wisdom of the Creator, now, not just in Advent.
I should avoid entanglement in my own melodrama, when He is there at all times, ever available, without appointment.
I “should” & I “should”.
But, I cannot fulfill a single “should” on my own strength.
Would you please pray with & for me.
To abandon my stubbornness & seek serenity.
To accept His invitation into rest & peace.
To jettison my chronic self deception & sedation.
For this Man, the High Priest, defeated death.
And sat down, at the right hand of God, for me.
Amen & Amen
Amen, Gwineth! ❤
Amen. And praying.
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Thank you for this reminder that I can call on God at all times
It’s interesting in Leviticus 16 they are called to Sabbath on this day of atonement— just as we do no work when Christ died in our place- He did it for us.
Rhonda J- please keep us updated on that woman from jail ministry you shared on FB!!
Yes, I will! Thank you for praying for Tosha!
Years ago I memorized Hebrews 4:14-16, but every time I read it, it is still just as beautiful!
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Our great High Priest, Jesus is able to empathize with our weaknesses because He too was tempted – just like we are every day – yet, He did not sin. God so graciously allows us – sinners, saved by grace (but sinners still the same) to come into His presence, into the Holy of Holies and to approach His throne. It is there that we find mercy, grace and help. And all because of Jesus, who went to the cross for us – to take away our sin. Thank you God!
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A verse that really stuck out to me today was Hebrews 10:14 – by Jesus one sacrifice, He has made perfect FOREVER those who are being made holy. Perfect forever, me!! And you and all those in Christ!…I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been perfect for even a hot minute, never mind – forever!! But God – He is the only One who can perform that miracle in us!
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Song Share – Emmanuel God With Us by Chris Tomlin…
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Go tell it on the mountain
The one that we’ve been waiting for
The King of our salvation
Born on this day, our savior Christ the Lord
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
That we can be forgiven
The weight of all our sin He came to bear
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
Go tell it on the mountain
Humbly in a manger lay
Mercy sent from Heaven
The angels fill the sky with highest praise
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
Go tell it on the mountain
This baby born of virgin birth
The ruler of all nations
The Glory of our God has come to earth
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
Emmanuel, God with us, Emmanuel, King Jesus
The Savior of the world is born
The Savior of the world is born
The Savior of the world is born
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@Searching – praying for your associates.
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Happy Monday She’s! ❤️
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“…Therefore, let us approach the throne of Grace with boldness, so that we Mayr receive mercy and find grace to help us in the time of need..” Hebrews 4:16. God calls us to first confess, then repent. The process of doing that is part of the Bible and in religion ways as a means to create fellowship and ways to do that together. God calls us to gather in two or more. The Altar, mass, religious service, provides a means to create shared Holy Ground. I am grateful for the sacraments that include Jesus at the center of the Way.
From John MacArthur Study Bible:
Hebrews 4:14- passed through the heavens.
Just as the High-Priest under the Old Covenant passed through 3 areas (the outer court, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies) to make the atoning sacrifice, Jesus passed through 3 heavens (the atmospheric heaven, the stellar heaven, and God’s abode; cf. 2 Cor. 12:2–4) after making the perfect, final sacrifice.
Once a year on the Day of Atonement the High-Priest of Israel would enter the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the sins of the people (Lev. 16). That tabernacle was but a limited copy of the heavenly reality (cf. 8:1–5). When Jesus entered into the heavenly Holy of Holies, having accomplished redemption, the earthly facsimile was replaced by the reality of heaven itself. Freed from that which is earthly, the Christian faith is characterized by the heavenly (3:1; Eph. 1:3; 2:6; Phil. 3:20; Col. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:4). Jesus the Son of God. The use of both the title of humanity (Jesus) and of deity (Son of God) is significant. One of the few cases of such a juxtaposition is in 1 John 1:7, where His sacrifice for sins is emphasized (cf. 1 Thess. 1:10; 1 John 4:15; 5:5). hold fast our confession. See notes on 3:1, 6; 10:23.
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SONG SHARE:
Come to the Table by Elevation Worship
Are you hurting and broken within?
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?
Jesus is calling
Have you come to the end of yourself
Do you thirst for a drink from the well?
Jesus is calling
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ
Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today, there’s no reason to wait
Jesus is calling
Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
From the ashes, a new life is born
Jesus is calling …
Oh, what a Savior
Isn’t He wonderful?
Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen
Bow down before Him
For He is Lord of all
Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen …
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Oh, what a Savior indeed!
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SONG SHARE #2-(Advent theme- Peace)
Prince Of Peace (Acoustic) – Josh Baldwin
Partial lyrics:
Cause I met You as a Savior
I’ve found in You a friend
And I’ve seen You as a healer
My help and my defense
God You’ve been my provider
But right now what I need
Is You to be my Prince of Peace
Come and be my Prince of Peace
Peace like a river flow
Peace like a river flow
Peace like a river flow
Peace like a river flow
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Love, hugs, and prayers!❤
Oh Thanks for the reminder of Josh Baldwin’s! Perfect for peace this week! Might use that at Jail! (we are doing Advent too!)
Happy Monday She’s. As mentioned this Advent season, I’m being more intentional to follow the reading guide/book. Then coming here to read the devo. I’m needing to head to work, BUT I have to say this was spot on how I was feeling this morning especially the the last paragraph that Liv wrote. I needed to hear this!
I loved today’s lesson ♥️
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Thank you, Jesus, that we have direct access to you as comforter and great High Priest. We don’t have to do anything else but seek and we shall find you.
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Today’s lesson is so, so important. There are so many millions of people that still feel “the law” of having to go weekly to confess their sins to a priest. It is a stronghold that needs to be released. It is a grip of guilt about religion. It is the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin getting rich off the backs of the people and their guilt, confusion, and grief.
Many of us know friends and family that are still in the grip of this religion of works and strongholds. We need to share with them desperately that WE HAVE the high priest in Jesus!! He came and the veil was torn! He sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us! Most importantly we have ANYTIME access to him!! We can pray and confess, cry and lament at any time, often- He HEARS his children–! That IS the Gospel!!
Often times we just don’t want to step on toes, or we don’t even know how to approach the discussion. But as Christ-followers we need to be able to tell of what Jesus is. That when we die- that’s it . No Pergatory, no buying them out of there. No praying to Mary to intercede for us. They need to hear this. On the other hand, many many have left religion all together because of the weight of it growing up. They want no part of anything of church because of what they know. Talk to any naysayer and you might discover their Catholicism background. They need to know that it is not how it all works…that Jesus broke the “rules.” And gave us access to Him.
Wouldn’t Christmas be the perfect OPEN DOOR to talk to a Catholic friend?!
When people ask me what I am…! I am a child of God with a relationship with Jesus! I am non-denominational because Jesus is my Savior. I am a bible-reading Christ-follower and my works come from honoring my Savior with my thanks and love.
Thank you Jesus. He came as the ultimate and LAST High Priest for his people. So that we become co-heirs, adopted as children of God! Wow! We are justifiable. We can stand RIGHT with God. Our sin is forgiven. Our eternal future secure!
Two songs today-
No One Like the Lord by Bethel
So we sing worthy is the Lamb
Who was slain and seated on the throne
There’s no one like the Lord
And the elders, creatures bow
Giving praise to Him and Him alone
‘Cause there’s no one like the Lord, yeah
There is One on the throne
Jesus, holy
He is worthy of praise
All the honor and glory
You are, You are
Worthy is the Lamb
Who was slain and seated on the throne
And there’s no one like the Lord, whoa
And the elders, creatures bow
Giving praise to Him and Him alone
‘Cause there’s no one like the Lord
Oh, and we cry
And, Emmanuel by Charity Gayle! So good for Christmas!
Our Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, Mighty Counselor!
Living Hope by Phil Whicham is always good too!
Oh my!!! Emmanuel by Charity Gayle- SO GOOD. The whole story from Genesis to Revelation! I loved it. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for saying all that so well!
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Agree!❤ And Rhonda, I love that song, too! ❤
“No Pergatory, no buying them out of there” amen- well said sister.
When I read these OT passages it always strikes me of what a process it would have been to confess. There is a part of me that does think though, perhaps there may have been a greater sense of burden or sorrow over sin because of that? As much as I am deeply grateful that we can come before the Lord at any time and confess our sin, do I dismiss the actual weight or responsibility I have for my own sin because it is easy to confess. I must never forgot, always remember that sin grieves the heart of God and separates my heart from Him. This verse is among my favorite. Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. Heb 4:16
Thank you Lord for your grace and mercy, for your forgiveness that is far more than I deserve. Thank you that I come before you, humbly and with confidence, laying the sorrow of sin at your feet and that you are both my Savior and Redeemer. Thank you that you are my help and that I can come to you at any time and with all things. Amen
I agree Wendy! So, so true that we often take it for granted. That’s one thing that bugs me about our day and age of Christianity. It’s all about us/me. Does it suit me, do I like this, and so on. We are so blessed, that it downplays the importance and the desire. I mean if my car was out of gas, I surely wouldn’t care if I missed church one Sunday…even though it’s only a mere 6 miles away. Wouldn’t I care enough to walk? We would if we lived in a country where churches weren’t allowed. But that’s what happens with ease, and over abundance. Let me never take for granted Lord God, the Gift given.
Thank you Wendy. My sin had a huge cost and Jesus paid it. Lord help me remember that cost.
Wendy, this is so spot on! Another reason to stay in the Word and absorb it into our hearts. I love what I read by Wiersbe in his notes on Hebrews 4:12, 13:
“In comparing the Word of God to a sword, the writer was not suggesting that God uses His Word to slaughter the saints! Certainly the Word cuts the heart of sinners with conviction (Acts 5:33; 7:54), and the Word defeats Satan (Eph. 6:17). The Greek word translated “sword” means “a short sword or dagger.” The emphasis is on the power of the Word to penetrate and expose a person’s inner heart. The Word is a discerner or critic and exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Imagine a scalpel gently and accurately cutting away to separate diseased flesh from healthy, vibrant flesh.”
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I humbly admit that I agree that many times we flippantly take what He has offered. May we ever be mindful of the blood sacrifice. He didn’t just speak a word of forgiveness. He laid His life on the altar and unlike Isaac, Jesus WAS/IS the Lamb.
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Thank you, Wendy! ❤
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This is so true.
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We have direct access to the throne room through Jesus the ultimate high priest and sacrifice. Praise!! ❤️
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What a GREAT HIGH PRIEST. JESUS THANK YOU! For being all in all!
He came & He will come again!
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Jesus, our Great High Priest,
You stepped into our dust,
felt the weight of our weakness,
carried the ache of our sorrow.
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You walked the road of obedience
where every footfall was love,
and on the altar of the cross
You offered not a lamb,
but Yourself.
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Once for all.
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Perfect.
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Complete.
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Now You sit at the Father’s right hand,
the work finished,
the door thrown wide,
the throne of grace no longer far away
but calling softly, boldly,
“Come.”
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Spirit of the Living God,
teach my heart to answer that call.
Let me breathe in the peace
that Christ has won,
and breathe out worship
that rises like incense before Your throne.
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In this season of waiting,
fix my eyes on the Priest who is my Shepherd,
the Savior who is my Sacrifice,
the King who is soon to come.
Let my soul rest in His mercy,
and rise in His hope.
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Amen.
Once for all. Perfect. Complete. What a Saviour we have!
Kimberly, I appreciate your writings!
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As always, so blessed by your words. Thank you for sharing your gift with us ❤️
Each gift given used for His Glory and our good!
Hallelujah, thank you for sharing.Amen
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Thank you, Kimberly.
Thank you for writing and sharing this. We are blessed.❤️
So beautiful Kimberly. Thank you for sharing.❤️
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Jesus is both the sacrifice and the redeemer!! Thank you God for loving us and providing a way to be with you – unhindered access
Love this! I am so thankful to know Jesus hears directly from me as I pour out my heart to Him!
We have a direct line! Amen!!
Yay, Crystal.
No voice mail!
No dropped calls!
Amen
I’m trying to imagine how Jesus felt when it was time to go to the temple to sacrifice with his family, when he knew what was coming later in life. We think of times of waiting as a struggle so we can finally have peace and closure, he probably had a different outlook of the waiting period, having the full view of what his future would be, personal torture for a short period but eternal atonement for those he loves.
Thank you, Jesus!
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We have access to a comforter ALWAYS!
“In Christ we have access to the Great High Priest ”
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This is a mic drop sentence, for sure.
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I mean, Christ not only took on our sins, being the sacrificial Lamb for what we had done. A redeeming love, right there. Having done that for us, He sits at the right hand of the Father, being our Great High Priest, reconciling us to Our Father God..
He did not stop there at the cross, He continues to bring us Hope in His being our intercessor.
He truly is our person! The only one we need to bring us into rightness with God..
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He truly is Our Great High Priest..
What gracious blessing..
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What a wonderful, beautiful, powerful name, the Name of Jesus is..
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BUT GOD..
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AMEN.
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Happy Monday dear She’s, covered in love and hugs.. and wrapped in prayers..
Amen! Also, my pastor said BUT GOD.. in his sermon yesterday and I was immediately reminded of your daily comments. I so appreciate reading them along with the others.
Happy Monday and Advent season to you dear Tina. We sang What a Beautiful Name yesterday at church!
Amen Tina! ❤️
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These verses jumped out to me:
Lev. 16:29b-31 “…you are to practice self-denial and do no work, both the native and the alien who resides among you. Atonement will be made for you on this day to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the Lord. It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial; it is a permanent statute.”
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What a picture of our salvation! We are to deny ourselves (turn from our sin and self-reliance), stop our work (attempts to be “good”), and rest in the Atonement made by Jesus so that we will be clean from all our sins before the Lord!
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SEARCHING – praying for LW & KB and that you will have opportunities to point them to Jesus in their trials.
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RHONDA J – continued prayers for your nephew to surrender his heart to Jesus. Praying for Tosha too.
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CRISSY HUNTER and BRANDI YOUNG – Jesus sees you and is near. Praying you sense His comforting presence today.
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TINA – continued prayers for full recovery from back pain.
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Update on previous requests:
Plumbing repair job is moving forward and should wrap up this week.
My beagle did not make it. We had to say goodbye last Thursday. She will be missed.
Kelly, thank you..
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I’m sorry to hear your beagle didn’t make it. Prayerful you know peace in this sad time.
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So happy to hear plumbing work is happening and please God the end of the week will see completion. Continued prayers goes this to be so..
Much love and hugs..❤️
Kelly, I am so sorry for your loss . Losing a fur baby is hard. ❤️
I’m so sorry for the loss of your beagle.
I’m so sorry for your loss Kelly! Our fur babies are such a blessing to us, so I know you’re hurting.
Oh Kelly, so sorry you lost your furbaby. They bring us so much joy and are part of our daily lives.
Thank you for your prayers always, for all of our requests.
So sorry for the loss of your sweet buddy!
Kelly, Thank you for your comment about Lev 16:31-33. These verses grabbed my heart and you put into words for me what I was feeling.
Amen! ❤️
Oh, Kelly, I am so sorry for that loss. Prayers for your grieving heart! Thankful your plumbing job will be done before Christmas!Thank you for the updates and for your heart shares on the reading. ❤
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Praise God, we never have to wait to talk to Him ❤️
She’s please pray for me. It’s 4:04 am and I need to see my dentist. Please pray he will squeeze me in. The pain is on another level.
I am in so much pain that I want to go sit at the door of his office.
Jesus is the Greater than the high priest in the Hebrew Scriptures. They had to confess and make atonement for themselves before they could intercede for the people. The intermediary between God and man.
I am grateful with Jesus that we have an invitation to come bodly to the throne of grace. We can go to God by way of Jesus.
We dont have to wait once a year for Yom Kippur to go to God to confess. Leviticus 16 is that Old Testament description of the holiest day of the year and the role of the high priest. The office of the earthly high priest was a foreshadowing of a greater high priest who was sinless that was to come. Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
I love that he ever liveth to make intercession for us.
He is sitting because his work is finished!
Praying, Tanya, for relief of the pain and that your dentist will see you quickly today!!!
Hang in there, Tanya! Praying for you!
Oh, my! So sorry that you are in such pain!
Praying that you can see your dentist first thing!
Praying for pain relief, dear sister! ❤️
Oh Tanya.. praying..❤️
Said a prayer for you.
Ugh! Dental pain :(. Yes, it is often on another level, so I am praying for you to get in quickly and find relief and healing.
Praying for you Mae!
Praying you get in & experience relief!
Oh. ouch. Dental pain is excruciating. Have prayed.
So sorry! Will pray for quick relief!
Praying for the pain to ease and that you can get in quickly at the dentist.
Praying you can get in quickly this morning!
Tanya that must be so awful! I am praying for you right now, hopefully the pain has already subsided with all of these sisters who prayed earlier.
Tanya! I am sorry to hear this. I am praying that you were/ are able to get in ASAP and have this issue addressed.
Praying you are feeling better Tanya.
How easy we forget that we can call on our savior at any moment, any day, any time. He was the perfect sacrifice.
Amen.
Amen❤️
Good morning!
I don’t often comment, but always reading…
Moved today that Jesus is all we need and He is available all of the time. Some days it feels easy to be connected to Him and some days I constantly need to remind my soul to turn back to Him. Distraction is so easy, but I heard at church yesterday that (and forgive me, I can’t remember who to credit) that when I get distracted 200 times, that is actually a wonderful 200 times I get to turn back to Him. So so grateful that Jesus has made it so easy and light for us to do that and that he sits on His throne, His work completed, as our Great High Priest.
First time buying the book and so enjoying it!
So good to meet you! And yes, the books are great!
Helen, is that you?
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Good morning.❤️
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If you are a new Helen, I still say Good morning and welcome..❤️
It depends which Helen you think this is?! I should have added my surname, oops! But it’s Helen from Lincoln (via Cheltenham!)
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I love that Helen! Thank you for sharing with us.
Good to hear from you Helen! ❤️
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Such a good reminder that we have a “24/7” High Priest available to us in Jesus! We don’t have to wait for a particular time of year or day of the week – He’s always available to hear our confessions, offer us forgiveness and cleanse us.
Thanks be to God!!
Blessings on your Monday, Ladies.