more reasons to hold tight

We could call this e-devotion several different things. What I will simply do is share that these are the extra verses that I shared during Sunday’s message. Each illustrates a point in how Jesus is greater than everything.

If we are honest, there have been times where we have doubted, struggled, got down, wondered why and even thought about giving up. Yet we didn’t. Somehow God intervened.

That is why we need to take the confession of our faith serious. Hold tight, as we talked about in yesterday’s devotion.

Let me share some of these verses and give a little thought with each…

Hebrews 4:14 NASB

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let’s hold firmly to our confession.

That is the first I want to make us think through. The greatest one is greater than all the others because He was the first one and will be the last. He holds it all together. That is, He holds me. Therefore we can and should trust Him.

My confessions is that I firmly hold on to the one I can trust, and that is Jesus.

John 3:30 NLT

He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

How does God become greater in our lives? We become less. Our failures and our feelings will cast shadow on the work and way of God. Being human is our reality, but it is also our weakness and inability to see and experience God.

Genesis 50:20 NASB

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.

Life is hard, but we have some light to take care of the darkness. Yes, our enemy is working against us and seeking to distract us from seeing, loving and following Jesus. Try this truth on for size; what Satan meant to destroy us, God is using to build us up.

Yesterday I pointed us to the following verses, and today I point you there again. Maybe memorize them. We must confess what we hold as truth knowing that we will lead others to do the same.

Hebrews 10:23-24 NLT

Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds,

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