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Who Are You?

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Jesus asked the question to some of his disciples, who do some say that I am? Some answered, John the Baptist, Elijah, or Jeremiah. Jesus then asked, who do you say that I am? Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said, you have rightly said. (Matthew 16:13-16)

So, in your self-reflection, you may ask yourself, “Who am I”. Condemnation, guilt, bad memories, or even self-hatred, might cause you to think on what you used to do. Uh huh!

You used to be a drunk! You used to be a drug user and a drug pusher! You used to hang out in the clubs all night long! You used to sleep around! You used to curse like a sailor! You used to break up happy homes! You used to be a notorious gambler. You to be a pole dancer! Or you danced like one in the nightclub! You used to be a gang banger! The list goes on and on.

And yeah some of your so called friends and even family members try to remind you of what you used to do.

But the operative word is “used to”.

Because once you give your life to Christ, once you accept Him as Your Savior, once you ask Him into your heart and repent of your sins and ask Him to wipe all of your sins away; (Romans 10:9-11) by faith, you become a new creature in Christ Jesus, old things are passed away, behold all things become new.  (1 Corinthians. 5:17)

You are no longer defined by what you used to be and do. You are defined by what God ordained and purposed for you to be and do before you were formed in your mother’s womb. You are unique, with unique gifts and talents. You are now a part of God’s family and you have His DNA.

So, who are you? You are a child of God. You are a mother, father, sister, brother, singer, soloist, artist, prayer warrior, intercessor, teacher, preacher, usher, greeter, an encourager, writer, a good worker, a listening ear, a helper, a giver of gifts, a lover to the poor and downtrodden, are a protector of the weak. You are all that God has called you to do in the body of Christ (Romans 12:6-8), (1 Corinthians 12:4-11.)

Walk in the new you and do you in Christ Jesus. Remember that you are fearfully (awesomely) and wonderfully made in God. (Psalm 139:14). You are not bragging on you, you are bragging on Who made You! Hello, somebody!

Don’t look back, but march forward, as a faithful soldier in the Army of the Lord, knowing that you are here to impact the Kingdom of God. Because of a surety, Jesus is coming back very soon!

PRAYER!

Father God, in heaven, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, we thank You for Your darling Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Who died on the Cross for our sins.

Lord, we thank You that You made us in Your image and that we matter to you. You said in your Word that you know every sparrow that falls on the ground and you know how many hairs we have on our heads. (Matthew 10:29-30).

Thank you for your patience and great love for us and wishing that we would not die in a burning hell but that we would come to repentance in Jesus name Amen!

If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior, please pray the following prayer of salvation:

Dear Heavenly Father, I believe that Jesus is Your Son and that He died on the cross for my sins and rose on the third day so that I could spend eternity with Him. Lord, I ask You to forgive me of all of my sins in word, thought, and deed. I forgive all others who may have hurt me. I know that you will not forgive me if I do not forgive others. Lord, I thank You for cleansing me from all unrighteousness and for making me whole.

I pray and ask Jesus to come into my heart and be Lord over my life according to Romans 10:9 that says, “If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord, Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shall be saved.”

Lord, I admit that I have been doing my own thing and not living for You. Lord, take over my life! Lead me and guide me all the way! Help me to know the plans and purposes that You ordained for my life before the foundation of the world in the name of the blessed Messiah, Jesus Christ, my Savior, Amen!

For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16) Amplified translation

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Jesus Is All That–And Some!!!

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Hopefully, it was inspiring and interesting to the readers  as we toured the book of Hebrews with a corresponding series entitled:  Jesus is Better in Every Way,  to glean through its Holy pages on just how good Jesus is in the New Testament.

In our efforts, we attempted to provide in-depth but succinct expositions on several passages of scriptures to compare and contrast types and shadows (patterns) from the Old Testament and how much better it is in the life of the born again believer with King Jesus under the New Covenant.

Summarily, we began this discourse by expounding on the following:

  • “Why Settle For Less Than the Best – which provided an introduction on how Jesus is better in every way and as such, on this particular topic, we ascertained that Jesus is better than the Angels (Hebrews 1:4)
  • “Not Just Any Prophet (Hebrews 1:1-3) – Everything about Jesus is prophecy and prophecy fulfilled—from His death, burial, resurrection, to His ascension. Jesus is better than the Prophets.
  • Yes, Even Better Than Moses (Hebrews 3:1-3) – Jesus, the Son of God, the One Who built the House and has more honor than the House is better in very way—yes even better than Moses.
  • No, not that one, but King Jesus is His name (Hebrews 4:7-8) – Surely, there is a greater and a better rest to the people than that of Joshua, son of Nun. Yes, Jesus is better than Joshua.
  • Jesus is our great High Priest and Intercessor (Hebrews 5:1-5) – Jesus, our High Priest, who knew no sin, once and for all paid our sin debt in one clean sweep when He shed His blood on Calvary’s Cross. Jesus is better than Aaron and other Levitical priests.
  • Jesus, Even Better than Abraham (Hebrews 7:4) – Just as Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedek, who was a type and shadow of Jesus in the Old Testament, we as believers under the New Covenant, should honor our King of Kings and Lord of Lords with lips of Praise and Worship, with great Love to Him, as yielded vessels, and sold out lives to Him.
  • Jesus, He is the Tabernacle – (Hebrews 9:11) – Jesus, when He Shed His blood on Calvary’s Cross enabled the partition, or the curtain (veil) to be torn from top to the bottom; thereby making it possible for the redeemed of the Lord to come boldly to the very Throne of God (Mercy Seat) to find grace to help in the time of need. Yes, Jesus is the better than the Tabernacle.
  • No Better Sacrifice than Jesus – (Hebrews 10:11-12) – Old Testament priests no longer have to sacrifice the blood of bulls and goats over and over again to atone for their own sins or the sins of mankind at the altar. Albeit, under a new and better covenant, Jesus Christ, the sinless Lamb, sacrificed Himself by shedding His powerful and cleansing blood and is now interceding for us from Heaven’s Throne Room (the Golden Altar). Jesus is better than any sacrifice.
  • Jesus Better than Mt. Sinai – (Hebrews 12:18-24) – With Jesus as our Mt. Zion (the heavenly Jerusalem) AKA, our church of the first born SON, we as born again believers, are free to worship in Spirit and in truth in the church house; as we walk this thing out in holiness and with a reverential fear of God, Most High! Yes, Jesus is better than Mt. Sinai.

I do pray that you have enjoyed this series!  Blessings to you!

Prayer: Papa God, we worship You, We Praise You, and We love You for all that You have done, are doing, and will yet, do in our lives. We thank You, for sacrificing Your Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, so that we can experience the heavenly Jerusalem right here on Earth. We thank You for giving us a perfect High Priest and Intercessor, King Jesus; the Lover of our Souls, our Wonderful Counselor, our Prince of Peace, and our All and All in the matchless name of Jesus, Amen and Amen.

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the Menu button under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation.

Jesus, better than Mt. Sinai

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I recall the days when it was impermissible to walk across the pulpit in the church at any time much less to have a choir director to stand on the pulpit for ease of view from choir members. There seemed to be more reverence, respect, and sacredness for God and His House of Worship. However, many would say, that the pulpit is simply a platform on which others will stand to speak God’s word and to say that someone other than the preacher cannot stand there is legalistic and ritualistic at best especially if someone is standing there to do God’s bidding in whatever modus operandi.

Regardless of the rationale or the opinion of man, there was a time when many feared God and worshipped Him in holiness and in truth. They knew His Word and respected Him to be “an all consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:29)

The children of Israel, dared not go to Mt. Sinai because of the warnings given to them by Yahweh God through Moses. (Exodus 19:20-25) In fact, God gave Moses a similar warning in when he commanded him, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” (Exod. 3:5)

In todays lesson, we are looking at Hebrews 12:18-24….18 For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,   19 and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.   20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.”   21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)   22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,   23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,   24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

In a nutshell, this passage of scripture is encouraging us that although the Israelites could not so much as come near Mt. Sinai, Jesus our Mt. Zion, the heavenly church here on earth, has stepped in to make it permissible for us to come and worship freely in Spirit and in Truth.

While we still should hold to a posture of reverence and fear to an Almighty God, we can assemble together in unity in the church whether sinner or sinless through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus. The Bible says Jesus came to seek and to save those that are lost. (Luke 19:10) The Bible says… “Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat.” (Isaiah 55:1). In other words, come and receive a refreshing from the Holy Spirit and eat of the bread of Life which is Jesus and His Word. Jesus is welcoming you to come.

A verse from a hymn entitled: “Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand” bids us… come to the fountain, so rich and sweet, cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet. Come in today and be made complete, Glory to His name. Oh, How Glorious is our Lord and Savior.

Surely, Jesus is better than Mt. Sinai.

As the glory of the Lord surrounded Mt. Sinai, the glory also surrounds Mt. Zion, our King of Kings and Lord of Lords. While Mt. Sinai was untouchable by man or beast, Jesus, our Mt. Zion, is touchable. Jesus said to the doubting Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” (John 20).

Mt. Sinai may have been dark and dreadful, but Jesus our Mt. Zion is the light of the World. (John 8:12). Where Moses was the Mediator under the old covenant representing Mt. Sinai, Jesus is our Mediator, the perfect, sinless Lamb of God under the new covenant and representing Mt. Zion, the new church and worship center.

Yes, Jesus, our Mt. Zion (the Heavenly Jerusalem) our church of the first born (SON) is better in every way than Mt. Sinai.

Prayer: Jesus, I thank You for being our Mediator and for going to Almighty God on our behalf. I thank You that because of Your cleansing and sinless blood, You made it possible for us to come boldly to partake of God’s glory and His majesty. Jesus, thank You that you are touchable and we are accepted in You as our beloved, and that You love us enough that we can sit at Your feet and be blessed. Show us more of Your Glory, Lord, in Your matchless and Holy name, Amen.

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation.

No better sacrifice than Jesus

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Upon grateful reflection, we can look back and see how big mama, pawpaw, mama and daddy, god-mama and auntie, made many great sacrifices for us. Many sacrificed having their own comforts to ensure that we not only had the basic necessities of life as children, but to ensure that we had an opportunity to be involved in school activities and other extracurricular activities that could take a bite out of the monthly budget.

If truth be told, mama and big mama may still be making great sacrifices for us even into our adulthood. Many, have made, and are still making great contributions to the coffer as we raise our own children. Many are putting aside their own vacations to help with down payments on the purchases of new homes or cars for loved ones. Correspondingly, many are making room for adult children and grandchildren, who need a place to live.

Contrariwise, many adult children are finding themselves in the role of caretaker as they face the daily challenges of tending to adult parents who can no longer fend for themselves possibly due to financial struggles, sickness, and disease. Yes, I would submit to you that great sacrifices have been made as many have expressed their love and compassion to ensure a better quality of life for those in need.

However great the sacrifice of missionary, preacher, daddy, mama, big mama, big papa, auntie, or even you and I, there is no better sacrifice than Jesus Christ, our blessed Messiah.

The Bible says “11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.   12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.” (Hebrews 10:11-12).

The sacrifices of men are temporal at best. Jesus, that great High Priest, and Who is now sitting at the right hand of Yahweh God, paid the ultimate sacrifice when He died on the old rugged cross so that we may experience everlasting life with Him. Of a truth, Jesus came that we may have life and that life more abundantly (John 10:10b).

No more, the blood of bulls and goats by the priests in the Old Testament to sacrifice for themselves and for mankind at the altar. Under a new and a better covenant (New Testament) Jesus Christ, the sinless Lamb, sacrificed Himself, by shedding His powerful and cleansing blood and is now interceding for us from Heavens’ throne room (the Golden Altar)—for all who call on Him. That’s good news, my friends!

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Papa God, we thank You that even though Adam didn’t get it quite right; you have given us a second Adam in the person of Your darling Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Who redeemed us from a life of no return so that we can spend eternity with You. We thank You that surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives and we shall dwell in Your house forever and forever in Jesus mighty name, Amen and Amen.

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation.

Jesus, He is the Tabernacle

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As a young girl growing up in church, I used to recall hearing the seasoned saints praying and asking God to tabernacle with them. Lo and behold, I find myself praying this same prayer… Papa God, tabernacle with me this day and every day in Jesus name.

Today’s lesson is taken from Hebrews 9:11 and reads thusly, But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation”.

The first mention of the word tabernacle is found in Exodus 25:1-9

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:   2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.   3 And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;   4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;   5 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;   6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;   7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.   8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.   9 According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it”.

The word tabernacle means “tent”, “place of dwelling”, or “sanctuary”.

Upon further study of the Old Testament, you will find that in the tabernacle there was an Outer court, The Holy Place, and the Holiest of Holies.

The Outer court – This room was used for sacrificial offerings, judgment and cleansing. In the outer court, there were instruments constructed of bronze representing judgment and the need for justification.

The Holy Place – Only the Priests could go in this room and which contained the showbread, a type and shadow of (Christ the bread of Life); the lampstand, a type and shadow of (Christ the Light of the World); and the Altar of Incense, a type and shadow of (Christ our Intercessor). In this room was gold, silver and wood; representing the deity, redemption, and the humanity of Christ.

The Holy of Holies – This room contained the Ark of the Covenant or the Mercy Seat. Only the High Priest could enter here one day of the year on the Day of Atonement. On that day, the High Priest could enter the very presence of our Most Holy God, Yahweh. A veil or curtain separated this room from the other rooms. THE HOLIEST OF HOLIES IS WHERE GOD’S GLORY RESIDED!!! (KABOD) Halleluia!

Our High Priest Jesus would have to pass from the outer court, into the Most Holy Place, and then into the Mercy seat or the Holiest of Holies to give His life a ransom for many, when He became that sacrificial Lamb. At that very moment, when Jesus died, the veil which had separated the other rooms from the Holiest of Holies (Mercy Seat) was torn in two from the top to the bottom. (Matt 27:51).

What does that mean for you or for me? That means that our High Priest, Jesus, when He shed His blood on Calvary’s Cross redeemed us from a world of sin so that we could come boldly before God’s Throne and Mercy Seat as cleansed and sanctified priests. As priests, we can now come into the very presence of Almighty God to worship and adore Him and tell Him all about our troubles. We can now lay at His feet to love on Him and to allow Him to love on us and bask in His presence knowing that whatever troubles we might encounter, Papa God will make it alright.

Thank You, Jesus, for being better in every way! There is nobody like You! Jesus, our Priestly Tabernacle is better than the grandest cathedral or the biggest church with all of its modern day conveniences.

And guess what ya’ll? My Bible tells me:

“Christ in me, the hope of glory”. (Colossians 1:27). That means that as born again believers, we already have the tabernacle of Jesus residing on the inside of us. In other words, we have the love, mercy, and grace of Jesus in us. That’s good news my friends. I love good news and I pray that you do as well.

 

Prayer: Papa God, in the words of a song as written by Eddie Williams and popularly sung by Albertina Walker…..Lord, keep me day by day, in a pure, and perfect way. I want to live on in a building not made by hand. I’m just a stranger here traveling through this barren land. Lord, I know there’s a building somewhere, in a building not made by hand. Lord, keep my body strong, so that I can do no wrong. Lord, give me grace just to run this Christian race to a building not made by hand in Jesus name, Amen!

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation

Jesus, even better than Abraham

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As a child, do you remember singing the song: Father Abraham had many sons…many sons had Father Abraham. I am one of them and so are you. So let’s all praise the Lord., Right arm! And the song goes on to repeat, left arm, right foot, left foot, etc. It was a fun to sing as we lifted our right arm, left arm, right foot in coordination to the song.

The name Abraham actually means the Father of Many Nations (sons and daughters). I submit to you that Abraham is highly respected by many of the Christian persuasion. In the Bible, the Apostle Paul taught that Abraham’s faith in God, even before the Mosaiac law; made him a model of sorts for all believers whether circumcised or not. (Romans 4)

God loved Abraham so much that He told him that whoever blesses him and his seed will be blessed and whoever curses him and his seed will be cursed. (Gen. 12:3).

With all of the power, honor and respect of Abraham, he was humble enough to give a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High (El’Elyon). But before that, Melchizedek, (king-priest) greeted Abraham with bread and wine on his victorious return from war in the name of God Most High. Halleluia!

But there is one greater than Abraham and His name is King Jesus and High Priest. Halleluia!

And surely, you’re wondering what does Melchizedek have to do with this lesson? I’m glad that you asked. Melchizedek was an Old Testament type of Jesus. The Bible says that Melchizedek was a priest of God Most High, a king of righteousness, a king of peace, without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, and that he remains a priest forever. (Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6; 5:10; 6:19-20; 7:1-4; 7:9-11; 7:15-17; 7:21. The same attributes are characteristic of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Melchizedek was superior to Abraham because he blessed Abraham (greater blesses the lesser) and Abraham gave an offering to him (honor).

JESUS IS SUPERIOR TO ABRAHAM 

“Jesus said to them, Truly, Truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58.

I am, is present tense! Meaning that while Abraham has passed away, Jesus yet lives. And although the Bible speaks of the faith of Abraham (Romans 4; Hebrews 11), but no scripture speaks of the faith of Jesus–the faith of Jesus is exemplified in that He lived by faith in Father God and which is evident in this scripture….”Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner” (John 5:19.

Hebrews 7:4 says Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Please know that even the richest man alive today cannot honor Yahweh God with money. Psalm 49:7:8a says “Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.   8 Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough” (NLT).

There is no way that we can pay Him for what He has done for us when He walked up Golgotha’s Hill to shed His blood as the sacrificial lamb to redeem us from a life of sin and eternal damnation.

Certainly, we should be steadfast to honor and bless our Lord and Savior financially, but our financial giving to Him, is meager at best. (2 Cor. 9:7).  Hebrews 10:8 states…”Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law). For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. (Hosea 6:6)

Because Jesus is better in every way, however, we can Honor Him as King of Kings and the Lord of Lords with our lips. We can honor our King and High Priest with our Worship. We can honor Him with our love and mercy for mankind. We can honor Him with our lives, halleluia which is what He enjoys.

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel (you and me! (Psalm 22:3)

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy! (Psalm 107:2)

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1)

Prayer:  Father God Yahweh, let it not be said that we honor You with our lips but that our hearts are far from You. Papa God, I pray that our lives, our work here on earth, and our praises will always be acceptable to You in Jesus name, Amen!

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation.

JESUS IS OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST AND INTERCESSOR

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If it had not been for Jesus on our sides, where would we be? It was the grace, mercy, love, and compassion of Jesus that prevented us from receiving what we actually deserved—death and eternal damnation.

Let’s face it–we aint always been so good and if truth be known, it’s a daily struggle to stay in a place of holiness to an Almighty God.   For many, it’s not those obvious sins and trespasses such as adultery, fornication, profanity (potty mouths), drunkenness, murder, or stealing that we might struggle with.

No, I venture to assert, that many struggle with those not so obvious sins such as jealousy, hatred, bitterness, gossip, pride, anger, rage, idolatry, rebelliousness, contention, unforgiveness, and prayerlessness.

But Jesus, our great High Priest and Intercessor, rich in compassion, is ever ready to make intercession for our souls. (Hebrews 7:25).

What is an intercessor? One definition is that it is a person who intervenes or mediates on behalf of another person especially through fervent prayer, travail, and crying out.

We know that God is rich in grace and mercy because even though Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden calf (idolatry), God ordained him as high priest to atone for the sins of the people. Not only did Aaron have to intercede and offer sacrifices on a regular basis to atone for the sins of the Israelites, he had to first atone for his own sins. (Lev. 16; Heb. 9:7). Please understand this…Levitical priests, through sacrifices and intercession, could only cover the sins, but they could not cleanse the sins of the people.

Only Jesus, could cover and cleanse our sins which makes Him better in every way. King Jesus, our High Priest, who knew no sin, once and for all paid our sin debt (2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15).  His death and sacrifice was a finished work. Jesus didn’t have to keep going to the altar to atone for sins. Jesus Christ paid it all in one clean sweep when He shed His atoning blood on Calvary’s cross to pay the ultimate sacrifice for you and for me.

Yes, Jesus is better in every way…. better that Aaron and any other Levitical priests. And although God appointed and ordained Aaron as a high priest, Jesus was appointed and ordained by God as a Faithful High Priest. Jesus didn’t put Himself on a pedestal—no, it was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Who appointed Him and ordained Him— as the Faithful High Priest and Intercessor for our souls.

King Jesus, as our High Priest and Intercessor came to care for us as His own Sheep. And please understand that sheep have to be led, they cannot lead. Sheep are dumb, and will go astray in a New York minute. But Jesus, when he stepped out of heaven to take on manhood came to  “deal gently with the ignorant and misguided and to lead us back to Him.”   (Hebrews 5:2)  In other words, He knows and understands our weaknesses even though He does not condone those weaknesses.

Jesus once said that His sheep hear His voice and not the voice of a stranger and He will protect us from the devil who comes to steal, kill, and to destroy. And thank God, that Jesus came that we may have life and that more abundantly. (John 10).  That’s good news!

Yes, Jesus is better in every way as our Faithful High Priest and Intercessor.

Prayer: Abba Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, we thank You for sending us a Great High Priest to atone and intercede for our souls in the courtroom of Heaven. We thank you for allowing Your darling Son Jesus to die on the cross and shed his blood to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the whole world. Papa, help us not to take the great sacrifice of Jesus for granted. Help us to understand and appreciate that Jesus paid it all so that we can come boldly to Your throne through the redemptive blood of Jesus to ask for mercy and help in the time of need, and to spend eternity with You in Heaven in the matchless name of Jesus, we pray, Amen!

Hebrews 5:1-5

1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.   2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.   3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.   4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.   5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.”  

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under prayer, and pray the prayer of Salvation.

No, Not than one, but King Jesus Is His Name

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Many, who have been following me on social media, know that sometimes I may refer to Jesus by His Hebrew translation which is Yeshua.   Yeshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus. It means “Yahweh [the Lord] is Salvation.” The English spelling of Yeshua is “Joshua.” However, when translated from Hebrew into the Greek language, in which the New Testament was written, the name Yeshua becomes Iēsous. The English spelling for Iēsous is “Jesus.”

What this means is that Joshua and Jesus are the same name. One name is translated from Hebrew into English, the other from Greek into English. Both names mean “Savior” and “the salvation of the Lord.”

In today’s text found in Hebrews 4:7-8, we find that the writer here is expounding on the fact that there is a greater and a better rest given to the people than that of Joshua, son of Nun.

After the death of Moses, Joshua was given the charge by Yahweh God to finally lead the surviving children of Israel out of the desert wilderness and into the Promised Land of Caanan to find rest for their weary souls.

Of course, this was not to be a permanent rest but only a temporary one until the time of rest in Jesus Christ of Nazareth. And this rest of Jesus Christ is a permanent rest of faith for all the faithful believers.

Job speaks of a day when the wicked shall cease from troubling, and there the weary will be at rest. (3:17). But right here on earth, there is also a sabbath or a Sunday rest reserved for Gods people—and its a spiritual rest; of which JESUS so freely gives to all who call on Him.

Of a truth, King Jesus is the better way!

Joshua, the son of Nun, conquered Canaan not only for the people of Israel, but also for himself, his children and his grandchildren, (Joshua 19:49-50). But, Jesus, the SON of Yahweh God, purchased that heavenly Canaan by His shed blood. And not for His sake only, but for the sake of all those that believe on Him. We find glory in the fact that before the world was ever created; Christ Jesus made a decision to step out of heaven to give us that redemptive rest. (John 17:5). Christ Jesus is the better way!

Joshua needed the help of all the tribes of Israel to conquer Caanan, but our Lord and Savior, King Jesus, purchased our heavenly inheritance. He saith, “I have trodden the winepress alone, and none were with Me” (Isaiah 63:3). Christ Jesus is the better way!

Joshua did not face bloodshed or death in the conquest of Caanan, but the eternal inheritance of every believer would cost Christ Jesus bloodshed and death. (Hebrews 9:26; 1 Peter 1:18-19).  Christ Jesus is the better way!

Yes, of a truth, both names—Joshua and Jesus—signify a Savior…but only one of them can give that true spiritual rest. That one is Jesus Christ the blessed Messiah, Who died for the sins of the world. (John 3:16)

Prayer: King Jesus, our blessed Messiah, we thank you for that physical and spiritual rest that we can find only in you. Jesus, Your word says that You will keep us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed on you, because we trust in you. (Isaiah 26:3). Jesus, I thank You that You have many mansions in that heavenly place and we thank You that You will come back and receive us unto yourself where we can find eternal rest in one of those mansions in Jesus name, Amen. (John 14:1-4)

7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.”   8 For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. (Hebrews 4:7-8)

Yes, Even Better than Moses

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Down through the years, Yahweh God has used many men, women, boys, and girls to do mighty exploits in His name. Hopefully, a few names may come to your mind as you ponder on the many ways in which God has used people for His purposes. Moses was such a man. In the Bible, there is an Exodus account in which God used Moses in a powerful way to deliver the people of Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.

Truly, Moses was faithful to God’s work from the building of the tabernacle, to standing up against the wicked Pharaoh, to putting blood on the doorposts.

Many are familiar with the fact that Moses was used of God to establish the Ten Commandments to the children of Israel. And although Moses was a man of faith and served Yahweh God, he was not perfect; and at one time was disobedient to God, killed a man, struggled with his calling, and oftentimes, wrestled with his own emotions–but at any rate, God used him mightily to do a great work in His name.

However, there is one greater than Moses and His name is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. The Word of God states this in Hebrews 3:1-3  “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,   2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.   3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house.”

Moses performed good works for God, but Jesus was better in every way. And we will discuss a few of those ways on this platform.

First and foremost, Moses was given instructions on how to build the tabernacle and how to worship in God’s house. Basically, Moses served in God’s house–Jesus is the Son who rules over Gods house.

Both did many miracles, signs, and wonders–Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness (Numbers 21:8-9), Christ Jesus lifted Himself up on the Cross to draw all men. (John 3:14-16).

Moses was sinful (Numbers 20:7-13); Jesus was sinless. (Hebrews 4:15)

Moses delivered people from physical bondage (Exodus 14:13-31), Christ Jesus delivered people from spiritual bondage. (Luke 4:18-19)

Moses gave physical bread (manna) from heaven to sustain strength (Exodus 16:14-15); Jesus gave that spiritual bread from heaven that gives and sustains eternal life. Jesus is the bread of Life. (John 6:32-35)

Moses appears with Jesus Christ at the Mount of Transfiguration and was taken up, but the people saw Jesus, the beloved Son in Whom God was well pleased, as the only one left standing. (Matt. 17:8)

Moses’ assignment pertained to the people of Israel only (Exodus 3:1-9), while Christ’s assignment was ultimately to the whole creation. (Mark 16:15).

Moses was only a mere man (Exodus 2:2); while Christ Jesus is both man and God. (John 1:1; John 17:5; John 20:28; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8).

Moses’s body was buried and saw deterioration and corruption (Deut. 34:6), Christ was spared corruption and decay. (Acts 13:37Yes, Jesus, the Son of God, the One Who Built the House and has More Honor than the House is better in every way–yes, even better than Moses.

Moses asked God, “Show me Your Glory”? JESUS CHRIST IS THE GLORY OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF GOD.

Yes, Jesus, the Son of God, the One Who Built the House and has More Honor than the House is better in every way–yes, even better than Moses.

 

Prayer: Father God, we thank You for Your Son, Christ in us (our spiritual tabernacle), our Hope of Glory. Papa God, we know that when this earthly tent (tabernacle) we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself and not by human hands (2 Cor. 5:1) NLT. And Papa God, we thank You for these promises in Jesus’ blessed name, Amen!

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