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Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is Hebrews 13:10-25. Let’s go!

Hebrews 13:10 (NIV) 
10  We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

On verse 10:  Who are “those who minister at the tabernacle”?  The writer of Hebrews is referring to priests who served under the old covenant and who would sacrifice bulls and goats according to the law of Moses.  These priests would sacrifice animals at an altar and would in certain circumstances be allowed to eat some of the sacrificed animals.  So what does the writer of Hebrews mean when he says that “we have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat”?   Here the writer of Hebrews is saying that we as believers in Christ living under the new covenant have an altar – that is, a way to worship, connect with God and be in God’s presence – that the old covenant priests could not access by merely sacrificing bulls and goats.  As Hebrews 10:20 says, “a new and living way [to God] opened for us” when Jesus died on the cross for our sins.  Once again it’s the theme that through Jesus Christ we have something incredibly precious and unique that priests under the old covenant did not have.

Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is Hebrews 13:1-9. Let’s go!

Hebrews 13:1-9 (NIV)
1  Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters.
2  Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
3  Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
4  Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

On verses 1-9:  While the book of Hebrews contains more doctrine than most other New Testament books, it also contains some of the most important teaching on how to practically live out your life as a Christian.  In these verses, the writer of Hebrews gives us 7 actions he wants his readers to take in light of all that Jesus has done for us:

Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage, Hebrews 12:12-29, is full of many powerful lessons, so much so that you may want to read my GAME sharing today in parts (read a bit in the morning, another bit in the midday, and finish the rest at night!).  Let’s go!

Hebrews 12:12-13 (NIV) 
12  Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 
13  “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

On verses 12-13:  Continuing with the theme that God is our personal trainer who allows pain and pressure to make us stronger, the writer of Hebrews tells his readers to “strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees” (v12).  When you allow pressure and pain to make you stronger, you “make level paths for your feet”, says the writer of Hebrews quoting Proverbs 4:26.  Even more, God can use you to help others “so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.” (v13)

Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is Hebrews 12:1-11.  Let’s go!

Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
 
On verse 1:  What “great cloud of witnesses” is the writer of Hebrews talking about?  He’s referring to every one of the heroes of faith he mentioned in Hebrews 11 and all of heaven as well, the greatest crowd ever assembled.  Here the writer of Hebrews evokes the image of the Olympic games where people are watching in the stands while the runners run.  I believe that while we are running our race on earth, heaven is watching and cheering us on, encouraging us to keep on going and not give up.  When I know that heaven is watching and cheering me on, it gives me extra fuel to keep on running.