The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 10:19-25, “Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,
25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.”

When I have computer problems, I always call on my grandsons. They “speak” in an electronic language that I am confident I will never understand. I find myself almost in the same dilemma when I read the Letter to the Hebrews. The human author (I am for a number of reasons convinced) is the Apostle Paul. His rich grasp of the depths of Scripture is unexcelled.

Having carefully crafted for us the meaningful aspects of the Old Testament Law, he then migrates into the Life and Death of our LORD Jesus Christ. Having come into the world of His own creation, Jesus now replaces the priests of old. Jesus is now our High Priest. It is He who now rules over the house of God! Salvation from sin lies within Him alone; for He became His Father’s sacrifice that alone can save us from our sin.

Paul then admonishes us to “hold fast the confession of our hope.” Swirling about us are multiple things we do not understand. We must trust Jesus! He understands it all. Our hope that reaches into eternity, rests only on Christ Jesus! What should consistently occupy our minds is how we might encourage love toward one another and an engagement in good deeds.

We ought not to fall away from church! Assembling together in worship is our chief source of encouragement. The worse things become, the greater our need for such an assembly. The clouds of gloom and pending destruction work to discourage us. Yet, we have hope –eternal hope– in and through our LORD Jesus Christ. Let our focus be upon Him! He will soon come to rescue us; and we will then live with Him eternally!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom