LIVE LIVES FOLLOWING THE LEADERS OF FAITH

Hebrews 13:1-8 / Keywords 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

 

13:1 Keep on loving each other as brothers. 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. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." 6 So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

 

1. Upon closing the letter, the author of Hebrews urges the Christian readers to live a life of faith so that they can confidently claim the help God has promised to them (6).

 

2. The foundation of Christian life is to love one another. We are to love each other in our fellowship (1), show hospitality to strangers (2), and care for those who are suffering in prison with sympathy (3). In our effort to live a life of faith, we need to honor marriage as God's institution and keep ourselves from sexual immorality (4). Keeping our lives free from the love of money is also an expression of our faith in God, who has promised that he would never forsake us (5, Deu 31:6).

 

3. We have examples of spiritual leaders' lives we can learn from and imitate (7). Consider the people who taught us the word of God, who served Jesus, and who led us to do so. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever (8). It means even if our life circumstances may change, we can trust Jesus the same way as our leaders have.

 

Prayer Father, thank you for your faithfulness. I find comfort in knowing that we can follow the teaching of our leaders who loved and served Jesus with their lives. Please help me to live as a Christian according to your will and bear spiritual fruits that are acceptable to you.

One Word Jesus is the same