046 Sunday, February 15, 2009

It is the day the Lord has made let us enter his courts with praise.
046 Leviticus 026 – 027; Hebrews 012

Are you catching what God is really saying to His people in these opening verses? If they would trust and obey the Lord they are set for life. Then the Lord let's them know what will happen if they choose to not trust and to be disobedient. We can look back and see what the Jewish nation chose and it is a stern warning to us not to take God for granted. I think what people forget is that God always gives two promises and the Lord always lives up to His promises. The one promise has to do with blessing and the other is God's curse. It is true for us today that God has told us, ‘I have set before you heaven or hell.’ God will live up to His promise.

Hebrews chapter 12 has got to be one of the top chapters in the Bible. You have Genesis chapter one, Hebrews 11 and 12, 1Cor. 13, Romans 1, 8,and12, Rev. 19and 20, Ps.23, 34,and 78 and of course John 1 and 3. What are some of your top chapters in the Bible? Now that we have it straight that Christ is better than anything that has come along and that will ever come along, GO FOR IT! Do you see what this means--all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running--and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in, Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed--that exhilarating finish in and with God--he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Notice the last sentence after you go over His story "That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!"

So go over His story step by step and see if that will not help revive your soul!