Category Archives: Blessings

Blessings of Perseverance

July 26, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,

let us throw off everything that hinders

and the sin that so easily entangles.

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us

Hebrews 12:1

Blessings of Training Our Eyes

July 25, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

It was by faith

that Moses left the land of Egypt,

not fearing the king’s anger.

He kept right on going

because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

Hebrews 11:27

(Photo provided by Joe Mims)

Blessings of Obedient Faith

July 24, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat

to save his family from the flood.

He obeyed God,

who warned him about things that had never happened before.

…and he received the righteousness

that comes by faith.

Hebrews 11:7

Blessings of Sincerely Seeking Him

July 23, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…it is impossible to please God without faith.

Anyone who wants to come to him

must believe that God exists

and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Hebrews 11:6

Blessings of God’s Commands

July 22, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

By faith we understand that the entire universe

was formed at God’s command,

that what we now see did not come from anything

that can be seen.

Hebrews 11:3

Photo taken from: The Jumpoff,

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Blessings of Things Not Seen

July 21, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

Photo credit: Doug Mims

Blessings of God Keeping His Promise

July 20, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Let us hold tightly without wavering

to the hope we affirm,

for God can be trusted

to keep his promise.

Hebrews 10:23

Blessings of God keeping his promise,

Jan

Photo credit: April Davis

Blessings of Holding Tightly

July 19, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Let us hold tightly without wavering

to the hope we affirm,

for God can be trusted

to keep his promise.

Hebrews 10:23

Blessings Of Holding Firmly To What We Believe

July 18, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven,

Jesus the Son of God,

let us hold firmly to what we believe.

This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses,

for he faced all of the same testings we do,

yet he did not sin.

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.

There we will receive his mercy,

and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Blessings of Believing the Word of God

July 17, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…the word of God is living and powerful,

and sharper than any two-edged sword,

piercing even to the division of soul and spirit,

and of joints and marrow,

and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight,

but all things are naked and open

to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Hebrews 4:12-13

(Artwork by Mason Drury)

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