Daily Bible Blog

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:19-25 (ESV)

Bible Reading Comments:

So who’s stirring you up, and who are you stirring up?  I am so grateful for the amazing grace of God which is received through Jesus Christ, and for the amazing gift of salvation and righteousness that He has made possible!  I rejoice that, because of the blood of Jesus, I am able to stand with a clear conscience before God … yet, I wonder how much “stirring” I’ve done lately as a result of those amazing truths and that good news?  The bottom line for me is that the grace I’ve received from God ought to be spurring me on to stir others up toward love and good works.  We’re not given salvation so that we can sit back and live out the rest of our days in “peace”, but rather so that we can encourage each other to continue on toward love and good works, while remaining faithful to meet together.  Do you know someone who needs a good “stir”?  How about yourself, could you use a little “stirring” toward action?

Prayer:

Father in heaven, thank you so much for your good gift of grace!  Stir within our hearts so that we will not sit back, nor “shrink back”, but so that we’ll pursue love and good works out of purely grateful hearts for all You’ve done!  I ask in the name of the one who made it possible, Jesus Christ, Amen.