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Hebrews 4:14–16 — Our Great High Priest and the Throne of Grace Introduction When we face weakness, temptation, or distress, we can approach God through Jesus Christ. He is our great High Priest, who understands our struggles and brings us into God’s presence. This passage calls us to hold firmly to our faith and seek the mercy and grace God supplies. Scripture — Hebrews 4:14–16 (KJV) “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Historical and Biblical Context Hebrews addresses believers familiar with Israel’s Scriptures, priesthood, and sacrificial worship. They had experienced suffering and pressure and needed encouragem...

“All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.” — Psalm 86:9 KJV Psalm 86 is a prayer of David in which he cries to God for mercy, protection, guidance, and deliverance. In the middle of this personal prayer, David's vision expands beyond his own circumstances. He looks forward to the day when the nations God created will acknowledge Him and glorify His name . Psalm 86:9 reminds us that the LORD is not merely the God of one nation. He is the Creator and Lord of all nations , and His purpose extends throughout the earth. “All Nations” David declares: “All nations…” This is remarkable because David was king of Israel, yet his understanding of God's sovereignty extended far beyond Israel. The God of Israel is the Creator of the whole earth. Psalm 24:1 declares: “The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” — Psalm 24:1 KJV Every nation exists under God's sovereign aut...

Speak His Word Only   Isaiah 53     What Jesus did for us                                                         The just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD had laid on him the iniquity of us all.  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his...

Speak His Word Only shares another important lesson concerning a woman described in the book of Proverbs—the strange woman . Who is the strange woman, and why does Scripture call her “strange”? In Proverbs, the word strange carries the idea of someone who is foreign, outside, or estranged from what is right . In the passages concerning the strange woman, she represents a woman whose words, conduct, and influence entice a person away from wisdom, faithfulness, purity, and the commandments of God. This is an important warning for the Church. Everything that is new, attractive, popular, flattering, or widely accepted should not automatically be followed. Something may look good and sound convincing while still leading us away from the truth of God's Word. The question should never simply be, “Is everyone else doing it?” The question must be, “Is it according to the Word of God?” Her Words Are Flattering, but Her End Is Destruction Proverbs 5 warns: “For the lips of a strange woman...

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” — James 4:14 KJV James 4:14 gives us a sobering reminder about the brevity and uncertainty of human life . We make plans for tomorrow, next month, and years into the future, yet none of us knows exactly what tomorrow will bring. James is not teaching that planning is wrong. He is correcting the pride that plans as though tomorrow were guaranteed and God were unnecessary . “Ye Know Not What Shall Be on the Morrow” The preceding verse describes people saying: “To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:” — James 4:13 KJV Their problem was not business. Their problem was presumption . They had determined where they would go, how long they would stay, what they would do, and what result they expected. Yet God was absent from their thinking. James reminds them: “ye know not w...

Biblical Blessings — The Riches of Life in God Introduction Biblical blessings reveal God’s goodness through His forgiveness, presence, provision, and saving work. Although blessings can include material provision, Scripture also calls people blessed when they are forgiven, obedient, faithful, watchful, and suffering for righteousness. To understand blessing, we must consider what God declares good rather than measure His favor only by earthly comfort. Biblical Blessings and Material Prosperity Material provision is a gift for which we should thank God, but wealth alone does not prove spiritual faithfulness. Likewise, hardship does not mean that God has abandoned someone. Jesus experienced suffering, and His faithful followers may experience it also. God’s blessings include reconciliation with Him, a renewed heart, wisdom, eternal life, and strength to endure. These gifts remain precious when earthly circumstances are difficult. Ephesians 1:3 (KJV) “Blessed be the God and Father of o...

A Believer in Jesus Christ She received Jesus into her house, but instead of sitting at Jesus' feet, hearing the word, she was distracted with much serving,   and she came to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister have left me to serve alone? allow her to come and help me. As women, we think we can serve Jesus best by  hostist, keepers of the house, do the cooking and cleaning. But this is not always the case when it comes to Jesus, Jesus answers Martha,  "   Martha, Martha, you are careful ( anxious, take thought) and troubled about many things:  But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Jesus Told her, one thing is needful,   (necessary) and Mary has chosen that good part ,that good part of hearing the word, sitting at Jesus' feet and being taught.  Domestic duties have their place, but sitting at the feet of Jesus is better. Getting taught in the word, so...

Key Scriptures: Ruth 1:1–18; Ruth 2–4; Matthew 1:5 Ruth was a Moabite woman who became the daughter-in-law of Naomi. Her story is one of loyalty, faith, humility, redemption, and the providence of God. Although Ruth was born outside Israel, she made a life-changing decision to leave her homeland and identify herself with Naomi, the people of Israel, and most importantly, the LORD God of Israel . Her Name The name Ruth is commonly associated with the idea of friendship or companionship . This meaning beautifully reflects the loyalty and devotion that characterized her relationship with Naomi. Ruth and Naomi Naomi had traveled with her husband, Elimelech, and their two sons from Bethlehem into the country of Moab because of famine. While living there, Naomi's husband died. Her sons later married Moabite women, Ruth and Orpah, but after about ten years, both sons also died. Naomi was left without her husband and her two sons. When Naomi heard that “the LORD had visited his people...

Primary Scripture: Exodus 6:23 “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” —Exodus 6:23 KJV Elisheba receives only one direct mention by name in Scripture, yet that single verse places her within one of the most significant families in Israel. She was the wife of Aaron , the first high priest of Israel; the daughter of Amminadab ; the sister of Naashon (Nahshon) ; and the mother of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar . The Meaning of Elisheba's Name The Hebrew name Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁבַע, ʾElîšebaʿ) is Strong's H472 and carries the sense “God is an oath” or “God is her oath.” The name combines El , referring to God, with terminology associated with an oath or swearing. Her name is especially meaningful when we consider the family into which God placed her. Elisheba lived within the unfolding covenant purposes of God. Her husband would become Israel's first high priest, and her d...

Primary Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:1–42 Key Verse: 1 Samuel 25:32–33 “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou...” — 1 Samuel 25:32–33, KJV Her Story Abigail enters the biblical record during a dangerous confrontation involving her husband Nabal and David. Scripture describes Abigail as “a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance” while describing Nabal as “churlish and evil in his doings” (1 Samuel 25:3). David and his men had been in the wilderness near Nabal's shepherds. According to the testimony of one of Nabal's servants, David's men had not harmed them but had instead been like “a wall unto us both by night and day” while the sheep were being kept (1 Samuel 25:15–16). During sheep-shearing, a customary time of feasting, David sent men to Nabal requesting provisions. Nabal contemptuously refused. His answer deeply angered David. David armed approximately four hundred me...

“And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.” — Revelation 19:9 KJV Revelation 19:9 presents one of the most glorious pictures in the book of Revelation: the marriage supper of the Lamb . After scenes of judgment and the fall of Babylon, heaven erupts in praise because the Lord God omnipotent reigns and the marriage of the Lamb has come. The Lamb is Jesus Christ , and the imagery of marriage communicates covenant faithfulness, union, celebration, and the fulfillment of God's redemptive purpose for His people. “Blessed Are They” The verse begins with: “Blessed are they…” This is not merely an invitation to an ordinary meal. It is a declaration of the blessed condition of those who participate in the final victory and celebration of the Lamb. Throughout Revelation, blessing belongs to those who belong to Christ, remain faithful to Him, and share in the salvation He has ac...

Speak his word only: A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which you have already planted A time to be born,  A child is born every second in the natural, and there is also a time to be born again in the spiritual, and the time has manifested for a spiritual birth to take place all over this land. A re-birthing of souls is taking place and believers are coming forth. You must be born again! Some of you  were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving all kinds of lust and pleasures, living in malice, and envy, hateful and hating one another, but the kindness and love of God and our Savior has appeared to you; He is washing you in the regeneration, putting you back into that state and relationship you had with the Father in the beginning. Let that old man die, crucify that flesh in the name of Jesus, and be renewed in the Holy Ghost, so that the new man that's been created after righteousness can live.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;” — Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 KJV Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that life moves through seasons . Not every season has the same purpose, and not every activity belongs in every season. There is a proper time for planting, waiting, gathering, building, speaking, being silent, mourning, and rejoicing. This teaches us the importance of recognizing the season we are in . “To Every Thing There Is a Season” A season is temporary. Winter does not last forever, neither does summer. In the same way, circumstances in our lives change. There are seasons when God allows us to begin something new. There are seasons of preparation, growth, waiting, fruitfulness, transition, and letting go. One mistake we can make is trying to remain in a season that has already changed. Ecclesiastes teaches us that wisdom includes recognizing that d...

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” — Ecclesiastes 1:2 KJV Ecclesiastes opens with one of the strongest statements in the wisdom literature of Scripture. The Preacher looks carefully at human life “under the sun” and repeatedly asks what lasting profit people gain from all their labor, accomplishments, pleasures, possessions, and pursuits. When he declares, “Vanity of vanities,” he is not simply saying that everything is worthless. He is exposing the temporary, fleeting, frustrating, and ultimately insufficient nature of life when we attempt to find our final meaning in earthly things . “Vanity of Vanities” The Hebrew word translated “vanity” is hebel . Its basic imagery is something like breath, vapor, or mist —something real, but difficult to grasp and impossible to hold permanently. Think about seeing your breath on a cold morning. For a moment it appears. Then it disappears. That image helps us understand Ecclesiastes. Life moves quick...