Trust In Trying Times
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Trust In Trying Times
Trust In Trying Times
heb 10.
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
The central assertion of these verses is in the words, Therefore, brothers ( let us draw near to God.)
Trust in Trying Times
1st - Draw Near to God and know you are one of his and be close to him
2nd - We are to Hold Fast to what we know and who God is
3rd - We are to consider one other in love and good works.
Because of Christ substitutionary death we have access to God!
We can come into the very presence of God!
In Trying times this brings trust and confidence!
HOW TO TRUST GOD DURING DIFFICULT TIMES
Principle : We must take responsibility for what we choose to savor.
To explain this principle, I want to share a simple scene from my life.
Tonight I watched the sunset. I watched the sun dip lower and lower behind a silhouetted mountain crest and then—just like that!—it disappeared.
I can’t remember the last time I did that. And yet, the sun does it every day.
As I sat there savoring the last glimmers of sunlight, I asked myself:
What have I been stopping to savor in place of moments like these?
And the answer was clear: I’ve stopped too many times to savor the wrong things.
It symbolized Christ’s body, so the writer may have had in mind the rending of the temple curtain at the time of Christ’s death ().
Like the fears of the future.
Like the utter agony of being broken–again and again–by this trial.
How about you? Are you guilty of this too from time to time?
Let me tell you–if we allow our thoughts to habitually linger on the “what ifs,” we will cripple our ability to trust God during hard times.
To Trust Christ in Trying Times we need to savor the certainty of the Hope that is in Christ.
We have a God that will forgive sins
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
We have a loving God
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We have a God that is in control
3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
We have a God that will never leave us
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Trust In Trying Times
Trust In Trying Times
I. Draw Near
I. Draw Near
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
In Trying times draw near to God ...
If there was ever a time to get close to God it is now!
Drawing near - getting to know God better!
Vs 19 - In OT times the people were kept at a distance; now in Christ we are brought near through the blood of His cross. Therefore we are encouraged to draw near.
This exhortation assumes that all believers are now priests because we are told to have boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.
Go to Him!
The common people during the Jewish economy were barred from the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place; only the priests could enter the first room, and only the high priest could enter the second.
Now that is all changed. God has no special place where only a special caste of men may approach Him. Instead, all believers may come into His presence by faith at any time and from any place on earth.
10:20 Our approach is by a new and living way.
Living seems to be a reference to Jesus in resurrection, therefore, to a living Savior. This way was opened through the veil, that is, His flesh.
This clearly teaches that the veil between the two compartments of the tabernacle was a type of the body of our Lord. In order for us to have access into God’s presence, the veil had to be rent, that is, His body had to be broken in death.
10:21 We not only have great confidence when we enter the presence of God; we also have a great High Priest over the house of God.
Christ is our great High Priest, and His present ministry for us assures our continued welcome before God.
10:22 Let us draw near. This is the believer’s blood-bought privilege.
How wonderful beyond all words that we are invited to have audience, not with this world’s celebrities, but with the Sovereign of the universe!
The extent to which we value the invitation is shown by the manner in which we respond to it.
There is a fourfold description of how we should be spiritually groomed in entering the throne room.
1. With a true heart. The people of Israel drew near to God with their mouth, and honored Him with their lips, but their heart was often far from Him (). Our approach should be with utter sincerity.
2. In full assurance of faith. We draw near with utter confidence in the promises of God and with the firm conviction that we shall have a gracious reception into His presence.
3. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. This can be brought about only by the new birth. When we trust Christ, we appropriate the value of His blood. Figuratively speaking, we sprinkle our hearts with it, just as the Israelites sprinkled their doors with the blood of the Passover lamb. This delivers us from an evil conscience.
4. And our bodies washed with pure water. Again this is symbolic language. Our bodies represent our lives. The pure water might refer either to the word (, ), to the Holy Spirit (), or to the Holy Spirit using the word in cleansing our lives from daily defilement. We are cleansed once for all from the guilt of sin by the death of Christ, but cleansed repeatedly from the defilement of sin by the Spirit through the word (see ).
This is a time to make sure of your salvation
Children getting saved .....
This is a time to depend upon God
This is a time to get into His Word
This a time to spend time in prayer
During a time of difficulty we want to have those that are family close to our side:
Trust in trying in trying times means drawing close to God!
Much more here .....
Drawing near knowing
Promise: God loves you.
Promise: God loves you.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ( NIV)
Promise : This is God’s fight, not yours.
Promise : This is God’s fight, not yours.
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
2 chron 20.
Trust In Trying Times
Trust In Trying Times
II. Hold Fast
II. Hold Fast
II. Hold Fast
II. Hold Fast
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
The second exhortation is to hold fast the confession of our hope.
Nothing must be allowed to turn us from the staunch confession that our only hope is in Christ.
Don’t let the day to day news; discouragement and trials keep you from the certainty we find in Christ .
Heb 10.
For those who were tempted to give up the future, unseen blessings of Christianity for the present, visible things of Judaism, there is the reminder that
He who promised is faithful. His promises can never fail; no one who trusts in Him will ever be disappointed. The Savior will come, as He has promised, and His people will be with Him and like Him forever
We must not waiver on the promises of God we must not give into the negativity and doom
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Let hold f
23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.
Hold fast mean to be tightly secured.
Do not let go
That means stay in the bible
Stay in your prayer closet
Surround yourself with people that are close to faith
Don’t get side tracked by media
Don’t get side tracked by conspiracy theorie
Trust In Trying Times
Trust In Trying Times
III. Consider One Another
III. Consider One Another
III. Consider One Another
III. Consider One Another
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
heb 10.
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
heb 10.2
what we are to do after
The word consider come from the greek word it means to observe and ponder.....
This will ...
We should stir up one another in Love and Good works
To provoke
To encourage
To make happen
To be out in front
To lead
To assist
Trying times means convicted and doing good works!
get out there ....
write cards
help with needs
pray for others
listen
encourage
This is a great time to be out there!
You message will be listened to when others know you care!
This exhortation assumes that all believers are now priests because we are told to have boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.
The common people during the Jewish economy were barred from the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place; only the priests could enter the first room, and only the high priest could enter the second. Now that is all changed. God has no special place where only a special caste of men may approach Him. Instead, all believers may come into His presence by faith at any time and from any place on earth.
Living seems to be a reference to Jesus in resurrection, therefore, to a living Savior. This way was opened through the veil, that is, His flesh.
This clearly teaches that the veil between the two compartments of the tabernacle was a type of the body of our Lord. In order for us to have access into God’s presence, the veil had to be rent, that is, His body had to be broken in death.
10:21 We not only have great confidence when we enter the presence of God; we also have a great High Priest over the house of God.
Christ is our great High Priest, and His present ministry for us assures our continued welcome before God.
10:22 Let us draw near. This is the believer’s blood-bought privilege. How wonderful beyond all words that we are invited to have audience, not with this world’s celebrities, but with the Sovereign of the universe! The extent to which we value the invitation is shown by the manner in which we respond to it.
There is a fourfold description of how we should be spiritually groomed in entering the throne room.
1. With a true heart. The people of Israel drew near to God with their mouth, and honored Him with their lips, but their heart was often far from Him (). Our approach should be with utter sincerity.
2. In full assurance of faith. We draw near with utter confidence in the promises of God and with the firm conviction that we shall have a gracious reception into His presence.
3. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. This can be brought about only by the new birth. When we trust Christ, we appropriate the value of His blood. Figuratively speaking, we sprinkle our hearts with it, just as the Israelites sprinkled their doors with the blood of the Passover lamb. This delivers us from an evil conscience.
—Frances Bevan
4. And our bodies washed with pure water. Again this is symbolic language. Our bodies represent our lives. The pure water might refer either to the word (, ), to the Holy Spirit (), or to the Holy Spirit using the word in cleansing our lives from daily defilement. We are cleansed once for all from the guilt of sin by the death of Christ, but cleansed repeatedly from the defilement of sin by the Spirit through the word (see ).