Between the Lines

             Think about your feelings toward your children?                    Do you love and care for them?                    How do you think your Father in Heaven feels toward you? The phrase “Your Father” appears 34 x in the NT Jesus tells us about our Father Matthew 6:6-9 – We are to pray to our Father (talk…

Exodus 20:10-11 -God recognizes the need for rest. The Hebrew word for Sabbath here is shabbâth and it means intermission from a greek root word meaning to repose or desist from exertion.  It is a word for 7 because the Sabbath was on the 7th day of the week, Saturday for us. The Lord blessed…

How do you find rest? What does Hebrews say about Rest? Psalm 95:7-11 HEBREWS 3:7-4:11 Paul is quoting and commenting on Psalm 95:7-11. KEY WORD – REST             3:11 “They (Israel) shall not enter my rest” (gr: abode, resting place)             3:18 “They would not enter His rest” (gr: abode, resting place)             4:1 promise…

WHAT MAKES YOU WEARY? Here are some causes of weariness.[1] Wounded affections, attacks on our character and self, Conflict         Matthew 11:28-30 “defeated and soiled with the dust of conflict”[2] Yoke in the greek is a metaphor for the “burden” of the law. “1b) metaphorically, used of any burden or bondage 1b2) of troublesome laws imposed…

Jesus is…. Savior, Lord, Redeemer, Lamb, Shepherd, King, God, Friend, Mediator, Light, Rock, Teacher, Bread of life, The Vine. We need someone to go to God for us (a mediator). We can know during our everyday life that He has our back. What did the High Priest do?                Entered the most Holy of Holies…

Besides comforting us, what do we do with this hope? Do we keep it to ourselves? 1 Peter 3:13 – We are to tell others about our hope! Hebrews 10:23 -Confession of our Hope We need to confess (or profess) this hope to others constantly and without doubting. In What or in Whom do we…

Romans 15:13 We have a God of Hope who fills us with joy and peace in believing! What do you hope for?                     “I hope it rains”, “I hope I get the job promotion”, “I hope my children behave today.” Webster defines this kind of hope as “a desire for a certain thing to happen.”…

COMMITMENT (The blessing of Faithfulness) What is commitment?  It says, I’m going to be here no matter what happens; for better or for worse.  In wedding vows, we say “Forsaking all others.”  With our brethren we should be committed to the assembly of ourselves together. Hebrews 10:24-25 (previously marked this verse). Hebrews 13:5 God keeps…

THE BLESSING OF PRAYER (We talk to God) Romans 12:12 – praying continually. Romans 8:26 – We have help with our prayers! The Greek word for “groanings” is a deep sigh. To help in understanding of the phrase “with groanings which cannot be uttered” consider these two other versions: Prayer is a command! Matthew 7:7…

What is a relationship?                    When you first met your husband or good friend, did you love them?                    Did you love them as deeply as you do now?                    What happened? In our human relationships, the relationship can be broken by either party.  You may not have control over what happens. Do you have…