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Not forsaking definite commands regarding daily living

Lets look at the book of Hebrews (ampl)

Heb 10:16  This is the agreement (testament, covenant) that I will set up and conclude with them after those days, says the Lord: I will imprint My laws upon their hearts, and I will inscribe them on their minds (on their inmost thoughts and understanding),
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Heb 10:17  He then goes on to say, And their sins and their lawbreaking I will remember no more. [Jeremiah 31:33-34]

Heb 10:18  Now where there is absolute remission (forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty) of these [sins and lawbreaking], there is no longer any offering made to atone for sin.

Heb 10:19  Therefore, brethren, since we have full freedom and confidence to enter into the [Holy of] Holies [by the power and virtue] in the blood of Jesus,

Heb 10:20  By this fresh (new) and living way which He initiated and dedicated and opened for us through the separating curtain (veil of the Holy of Holies), that is, through His flesh,

The word New in the Greek is; prophatos which basically means  Lately slaughtered, freshly killed, recently made new.

What this means is that we must become aware of what Christ has done and the power of His blood working continuously on behalf of those who believe and trust on the finished work of the cross. You have no yesterday, no five minutes ago; we are new every moment in Christ. We need to be reminded of this continuously and that is why the Holy Spirit works through and in each and every believer. We all play a role as vessels of encouragement toward this goal so as ensure that we do not forget what Christ has done. You will see more reference to this in verse 24 and 25.

The second word is Living and the Greek word is; zao meaning enjoy to real life, to live, living water, vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul.

The third word is Way and it is the Greek word; hodos meaning a way traveled or a road. Metaphorically the definition means a course of conduct, a way of thinking, feeling and deciding.

We determine the way we think and see things, we choose to follow the mind of Christ or our own thoughts regarding any given issue, we choose obedience to the flesh or the Word; we choose to listen to the past or what the report of the Lord regarding His Word is. We as husbands and fathers play a major role in the future of our children and wives. We miss the mark (sin or miss the course the Lord has laid out for us by the way we choose to think and allow our minds to be fed.

Heb 10:21 And since we have [such] a great and wonderful and noble Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,

This speaks of His Lordship, the question is does He truly rule. Is He truly the great and high Priest over our homes?

Heb 10:22  Let us all come forward and draw near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith (by that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), having our hearts sprinkled and purified from a guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure water.

All the writer is saying is lets remain in a posture ( attitude ) of one who believes what Christ has done and that you are no longer guilty but are now free to be obedient to His Word and way of doing things, and this is by His sacrifice and His blood. This freedom has caused us to once again choose life. To have “doubt free” thoughts regarding then Father and His will and purpose on earth which includes us. The emphasis is the word ALL of us.

Heb 10:23  So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word.

Heb 10:24  And let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities,

Heb 10:25  Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching.

This is primarily what I want to talk about. We need one another not as just friends and companions but we need the diverse mechanism of the body of Christ in order to be built up and edified in order to remain on course. We must realize that the influence of a father and husband in a home is far greater than we think.  If we neglect the continuous assembling together with the body of Christ we place not only ourselves but our families in a position of lack and leave doors in our lives open to deception. This comes by our minds taken up by things of this world that are continuously at work planning how to infiltrate our thoughts.

  • If you are using up your time for other things that will not “watch over you, stimulate you to love and helpful deeds and noble activities” You will find that this becomes habitual in your life and be assured you are caught up in a stronghold which effects your house and your fellowship with the Lord.
  • Lets consider the next scriptures in 1John 1: (ampl) and read these verses. There is a definite benefit for us as the church and it all works towards Gods purpose regarding His Kingdom if we have unbroken fellowship with Him and with one another.

1Jo 1:3  What we have seen and [ourselves] heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And [this] fellowship that we have [which is a distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

1Jo 1:4  And we are now writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be full [and your joy may be complete].

1Jo 1:5  And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way].

1Jo 1:6  [So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].

1Jo 1:7  But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

lets not neglecting an essential part of every believers life and lets come together more frequently with purpose and see what God is going to do in a very opposite world around us. What is so amazing is the fact that the world is quick to recognize this way of living and it is light to them and it is one of the Lords primary ways of releasing light into a needy world.

To sum this message up Mathew 6:33 reads as follows: Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness………..  . (His way of doing things and His righteous way of living). Let’s allow first things to be first things.
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