"Facing Challenges & Hardship" Hebrews 13 - February 7, 2023
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"Facing Challenges & Hardship" Hebrews 13 - February 7, 2023 Read Here: https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/111/HEB.13.NIV
. Hebrews 13:5-6, …because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Facing Adversity and Challenges – This is an interesting chapter – it’s filled with words of encouragement (and maybe even warning) about what it means to follow Jesus faithfully. There are instructions on hospitality, fidelity in marriage, and even avoiding the love of money. In fact, right before our focus verses for today, there is instruction to be content.
Why should we seek to be content? The author then answers that question with some text from the Old Testament (words from Deuteronomy and Joshua) to provide evidence that God is always with us. We can be content, and we can make it through tough times, because we have the presence and power of God with us at all times. This is what’s real: God has always walked with his people through hardships and challenges.
Why would now be any different? Think about the many, many instances in Scripture in which God walked alongside his people, providing for them and sustaining them. There was the time in the wilderness, there was the exile, there was the ministry of Jesus and the disciples, and there was the work of the early church, among many others.
Think about the many times in your own life in which God walked alongside you. How has God sustained you in times of struggle, in loneliness, in grief, in tough financial situations, in illness, etc.? We serve a God who will never leave us or forsake us. And because of that, we don’t have to fear. We can make a decision to trust him. Remember, trust is not a feeling but a decision.
Let’s pray…Lord Jesus, We thank you for your faithfulness and steadfastness. We are so very grateful for your presence. Lord, we need you. Over and over again, we need you. Amen.
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