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Level of confidence is something that has been a struggle for me in my life.
There is always a way you faith can get shaken isn’t it?
There is a way that the enemy can try to find a foothold in your life to stop what God is doing in us.
I remember I used to sing in the music fesstival growing up.
A song that was most often sung in the musical theatre class was “I have confidence” sung by Julie Andrews in the sound of music.
Part of the lyrics:
I have confidence in sunshine
I have confidence in rain
I have confidence that spring will come again
Besides, which you see
I have confidence in me
It’s a sung tht tries to boost your confidence in yourself.
It tries to amp you up! Get fired up to tackle the things that you have to face.
It is trying to help us be brave for what lies ahead.
Don’t give up and have courage!
Do you ever remember being told to “be brave”, “take courage”, be a “big boy/girl”.
Hearing this may not help most kids too much.
But what helps is when Dad says “I will be nearby, only in the next room, and I will always be there for you”.
We need a sturdy source of confidence.
In the book of Hebrews the writer does not suggest any sketchy courage or confidence.
The whole book is based on the supremecy of Christ.
He is the surest foundation.
Christ is better than anything people have clutched or depended on.
He is a solid foundation.
Do not give up no matter what you are facing.
JESUS IS BETTER!!!!
No matter how deep the hole, Jesus is deeper.
Take a look at look at Hebrews:
When you are facing frightening situations fix your eyes on your source of strength.
Children look to parents.
Players look to coaches.
Citizens look to leaders in times of crisis.
Looking inside ourselves will not do.
This morning there are three things we need to think about when we are faced with fear, failure or frustration.
Consider
Compare
Perspective
Consider
Hebrews 10-13 talks about the word confidence.
This word appears a number of times in Heb.
10-13.
The whole message behind this is that confidence is found in Christ.
The word “Take courage” is given to us in scripture a number of times, this is not given as a superficial or emotional imitation.
It is not advice given to get you to stare in the mirror telling yourself things to get you hyped up.
Or workout music to pump you up!
It must be based in a confidence that is well-constructed!
The original audience of Heb.
10-13 for this letter went into battle confident and self assured but things got scary.
The race started with courage and determination.
There was plenty of abuse, there was suffering.
Some went to prison, lost property, but they held on because they knew they had better and lasting possessions.
There was loss but things can be taken, what can’t be taken are riches found in Christ.
What was being said here:
We can be beaten, killed, tortured but what can’t be taken is our eternal life.
Christ is superior!
This was what it was like in the early days when their faith was new and they were bold and resilient.
Remember what it was like when you started on this road with Christ?
Now as time passed and there is age nd growing tired the battle was wearing them down.
The writer of Hebrews urges them:
What is being asked here is what has changed?
Is Christ less sufficient?
Is God less good?
God is still there for us!
You may walk away from your faith but it will never walk away from you!
Courage falters when we move away from Jesus to something or someone else.
We start to wonder if Jesus is better.
When I went to college there were a lot of things I re-examined and it caused me to question things in my life.
I was told He was better my entire life and then I was out on my own.
I saw that things looked pretty interesting and caused confusion in my life.
It caused me to doubt what I believed was truth.
My confidence waned in the things I was sure about.
Friends I had to learn if this walk was really something I wanted and not something I did because my parents said I should.
Confidence in Christ gives us the courage to endure and not give up.
Do not throw away your confidence!
Grab it with both hands and do not let it go!
Do not let your focus get shifted to circumstances rather than Christ.
The phrase “lose heart” is also translated as “discouraged” or more literally “so that you will not lose courage”.
The Christians in this book were losing courage because life hadn’t turned out the way they had hoped.
When you put your confidence in your circumstances and then things don’t go as planned your confidence gets shaken.
When you find out that what you have put your hope and confidence in has disappointed you remember - Jesus is better!
Hebrews says your confidence is shaken and your courage is slipping consider Jesus!
What does it mean to consider?
It means that you would assume it means: To contemplate or to think about.
Spend time thinking about what Jesus did for you on the cross!
How he endured suffering for you!
When we consider Jesus we have a tendency to consider our circumstances.
We think about what we are going through currently.
We let our thoughts think about the challenges and difficulties.
We focus on what isn’t fair.
We fixate on our frustration and obsess over the obstacles.
Bypass all that and intentionally consider:
What Jesus endured on the cross!
By bypassing all the obstacles and thinking about what Jesus endured on the cross it gives confidence that we too can endure.
The word consider also means Compare.
Compare
Throughout the book of Hebrews Jesus is compared to different people and thing to make the point that Jesus is always better!
Intentionally comparing Jesus can restore our confidence and hope!
Compare Jesus to:
your addiction
debt
illness
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