Psalm 127:1–5, James 1:1–27, Ezekiel 32:1–33:20 The Christian life is multi-faceted. There are a number of different things going on at the same time. In the passages for today we see five of these aspects, which all begin with the letter T.
Proverbs 27:23–28:6, Hebrews 13:1–25, Ezekiel 30:1–31:18 The Christian community, the church, is the community of our Lord Jesus, the ‘great Shepherd of the sheep’ (Hebrews 13:20). Each local church is called to be a community of the great Shepherd.
Psalm 126:1–6, Hebrews 12:14–29, Ezekiel 28:1–29:21 You no longer have to go to a specific physical place to experience the presence of God. Because of Jesus, the ‘mediator of a *new covenant*’ (Hebrews 12:24a), you can worship *anywhere*. Jesus is the one who has made this new relationship with God possible through his death on the cross for you and me.
Psalm 125:1–5, Hebrews 12:1–13, Ezekiel 26:1–27:36 In each of the passages for today, you see what you need to do in order to run ‘the race marked out for [you]’, as well as some of the results of doing so.
Psalm 124:1–8, Hebrews 11:17–40, Ezekiel 24:1–25:17 Faith is *leaning your whole weight upon Jesus*.
Proverbs 27:15–22, Hebrews 11:1–16, Ezekiel 22:23–23:49 Faith and ‘*being sure*’ are not opposed.
Psalm 123:1–4, Hebrews 10:19–39, Ezekiel 20:45–22:22 The will to persevere is often the difference between success and failure.
Psalm 122:1–9, Hebrews 10:1–18, Ezekiel 19:1–20:44 *Holiness is beautiful* and it has nothing to do with outward beauty. It is a beauty that radiates from within.
Psalm 121:1–8, Hebrews 9:16–28, Ezekiel 17:1–18:32 ‘We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ *once for all*’.
Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).
Psalm 120:1–7, Hebrews 8:1–13, Ezekiel 13:1–15:8 God created you for community – calling you into a loving relationship with him and with other human beings.
Psalm 119:169–176, Hebrews 7:11–28, Ezekiel 10:1–12:28 Prayer is such an immense privilege.
Psalm 119:161–168, Hebrews 6:13–7:10, Ezekiel 7:1–9:11 God is the God of promise.
Proverbs 26:23–27:4, Hebrews 5:11–6:12, Ezekiel 4:1–6:14 There are many warnings in the Bible and they all stem from God’s love for you.
Psalm 119:153–160, Hebrews 4:14–5:10, Ezekiel 1:1–3:27 How do we approach God? The answer is: through Jesus, our Great High Priest.
Psalm 119:145–152, Hebrews 4:1–13, Joel 2:18–3:21 The great decision is how you respond to God.
Psalm 119:137–144, Hebrews 3:1–19, Joel 1:1–2:17 The themes for today’s passages are trouble and distress, testing times, and trials and tribulations. However, you can see in these same scriptures that the secret to dealing with these is to ‘*fix your thoughts* on Jesus’.
Proverbs 26:13–22, Hebrews 2:1–18, Obadiah 1–21 What are we freed from?
Psalm 119:129–136, Hebrews 1:1–14, Lamentations 3:40–5:22 Your key to life is Jesus.
Psalm 119:121–128, Philemon 1–25, Lamentations 2:7–3:39 How do you refresh your mind, heart and soul?