Hebrews 10:19-25
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one
another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not
neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another… NLT
Recently I met my daughter at our church to rehearse
for a duet that we are singing. Between the sheet music, a water bottle and,
oddly enough, four bars of soap, she had her hands full. She had brought the
soap to donate to a ministry to the poor that our church is supporting. Her
example was motivating.
Fourteen years ago, when I was going through a very
dark and difficult time, a friend met with me for lunch and asked if I would
want to get together each week and pray for one another. As a result, virtually
every week for the past fourteen years, we have met for breakfast and done just
that.
There are many ways that we can encourage one
another in our faith. Sometimes it happens by example like my daughter, and other
times it is intentional like my friend. Regardless of how it is done, we help each other to pick ourselves up.
The above verses follow a passage that describes the
sacrificial system that the Hebrews had followed for centuries. The problem was
that the animal sacrifices never really took away their sins; it was just a
reminder of them. However, Jesus was the sacrificial lamb that, once and for
all, took away our sins.
What does that mean for us today?
22 …let
us go right into the presence of God… 23 Let us hold tightly
without wavering to the hope we affirm… 24 Let us think of ways
to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And
let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one
another… NLT
What Jesus did for us was a miracle. However, don’t
discount what we can do for one another. In a very real way, it was just as
much a miracle that my friend reached out to me during those dark times, and
helped pull me through “right into the
presence of God”. He was the hands and feet of Jesus to me.
(If
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