Hold fast to the promises of God in Jesus Christ

Heb. 10:19-21, 23 Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God…Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Today’s live to love scripture encouragement comes from verse 23, with which the author gives a second admonition beginning with “let us.” Yesterday we were encouraged to draw near to the throne of grace. Today, let us hold fast to the hope we have in Christ without wavering. Our hope is that God is pleased with Jesus’ work on our behalf and welcomes us with open arms to share in His glory forever. We are assured by God’s faithfulness that we will receive whatever grace we need to glorify God through Jesus Christ.  I hope you can see the connection between this verse and John 15:7-8. Notice the promise of God in these verses. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.” Our confession is that God is glorified most as we live our lives abiding in Jesus so that His life and love can be displayed (bear fruit) in this world. He who made this promise is faithful. That’s why we don’t bend or lay over in the face of difficulties and hardships. By the way, that’s what it means to not waver.  As we live to love with Jesus, we draw near to God’s throne of grace with confidence and hope that we will receive whatever we need to glorify God through Christ Jesus, our great priest. Let us hold fast to our confession: Jesus Christ is our hope of glory because He is our life. No matter how rough the road, how painful the suffering, or how impossible the relationship, we agree with what God says regarding His Son. He is the way, the truth, and the life, and He is the only way to the Father and the only way we can receive the grace we need to live to love in His name.