Time spent in the Book of Hebrews is always encouraging. In the first few verses of Hebrews, I began to see:
- God is not limited in the way He communicates with us (verse 1).
- Through Christ, we can understand the character and nature of God (verse 3)
- Everything is sustained by God’s Word (verse 3).
- There is a contrast with time: “long ago” and “now in these final days”, demonstrating that our God has never, and will never, change (verse 1 and 2).
- Jesus is the exact representation of God. Not a copy but exact. In seeing Jesus, we come to see the Father and know Him (verse 3).
Why is it important for us to know and remember each of these points made by the author of Hebrews?
“For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.” (Hebrews 2:1, NASB)
Jesus made this statement:
“And Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.” (John 12:44-45, NASB)
The more we believe and trust Him, the more we will see His activity in our lives, which in turn will lead us to believe Him more. As we come to see and learn of Jesus, we grow in our understanding of the Father, Who sent Him.
May we have eyes which see, Jesus – the exact representation of God.
Believing leads to seeing
and seeing leads to believing,
in increasing measure.
We never know when our routines will be disrupted. In her post, How to Respond When Your Routine is Disrupted HERE, Lois Flowers offers wonderful and practical suggestions. It was more timely than I could have known or realized last week.
Come, sit a spell. Bring your coffee, your posts, and your thoughts. If you link up, kindly visit those who have drawn up a seat around you.
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“And Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.” (John 12:44-45, NASB)
How wonderful is that verse Joanne! Thank you for this message today & for hosting.
Blessings, Jennifer
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“The more we believe and trust Him, the more we will see His activity in our lives, which in turn will lead us to believe Him more.” What a wonderful cycle!
It is a most precious cycle to me!
Happy Wednesday, Joanne! Your post today urges me to delve into Hebrews more deeply!
Your words are both simple and profound. The more fully we see and know Jesus, the more our image of God is shaped not by the distractions, fears and assumptions of every day life, but by the One who perfectly reveals Him to us.
Laura, you have posed a good question for us to ask ourselves : What is shaping our image of God?
“Believing leads to seeing and seeing leads to believing” This is so true, and so important to remember.
It is critical to our walk of faith.
Joanne, I love this quote, “ The more we believe and trust Him, the more we will see His activity in our lives, which in turn will lead us to believe Him more. As we come to see and learn of Jesus, we grow in our understanding of the Father, Who sent Him.
May we have eyes which see, Jesus – the exact representation of God.
Believing leads to seeing
and seeing leads to believing,
in increasing measure.”
“Believing leads to seeing and seeing leads to believing.” I was just thinking, as Barbara mentioned in her comment, that this is a wonderful cycle! Thanks for sharing my post. I’m glad it was helpful for you, but I’m sorry for the disruptions that made it so. Sending you a hug today.