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I've been going through Hebrews with the Bible Study that I lead. I've done studies of Hebrews quite a few times and it never gets old. This week we finished chapter 10. It has this beautiful verse that describes what God has done for believers because of Jesus' death and resurrection. Read through the verse from chapter 10, then the other verses and see what idea is being represented. Hebrews 10:16 ESV – 16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord:  I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds ," Jeremiah 31:33 ESV – 33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD:   I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts .  And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Hebrews 8:10 ESV – 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord:  I will put my laws into their...

Nantucket Lighthouse-Brant Point: With my sidekick   It’s just over a week after our return from a family trip in Cape Cod. It was a perfect trip—great food, lots to do that everyone enjoyed, and best of all we had time with all of our kids and 2 grands. Despite the fun, it’s good to be home, especially since I’ve been bouncing from one place to another for the past month.  Just as Cape Cod is not my home here on earth, my earthly home is not my permanent home either. Hebrews 13:14 (ESV) For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. If you are a Christian, you are first a citizen of heaven. That is your forever home. While our time may begin to feel permanent, 70 to 100 years is nothing in light of eternity. I’ve been reading through Hebrews in preparation for a fall study on Hebrews I’ll be leading. If you’ve read my devotional book, Starry Night, you know that Hebrews is one of my favorite books of the Bible because of the way it ties together the ...

1 Peter 2:9 (ESV) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. You’ve likely heard the verse above teaching that we as New Testament believers are priests of God, and hopefully you’ve learned that it means we are representatives of Christ to the world. Let’s look at priesthood from another angle—how our priesthood blesses us and how it should change us.  I’ve recently finished a study on Joshua and a study that looked at the exile and return of God’s people to their land. In both studies the tasks and ministry of the priesthood were brought up.  In the Joshua study, we followed the division of the land among the twelve tribes as they first entered the promised land. Each land received a portion, but Levi was separated and scattered throughout the land into cities, so they could minister to the people in each of those pla...