Daily Bible Blog

  Christians should be content, whether they are rich or poor. They should love God, and not money. As Jesus said, it is impossible for both God and money to rule a person’s life at the same time (Matthew 6:24). Christians do not need to worry about money because...

  Holiness in a World on Fire Hebrews 12:14-29 Hebrews is not being helpful when it tells you to “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). It is not making a suggestion. It is making the terms...

  The Fight You Were Born Again to Win Hebrews 11:32–12:13 Some roads in life feel like they were built to break you. You get bruised. You get disappointed. You get tired of fighting battles you didn’t ask for. Hebrews steps right into that struggle and says,...

  Faith That Lets Go Of What You Love And Walks Into What God Promised Hebrews 11:17-31 Faith is not soft. It is not sentimental. It is not something you put on your shelf and admire. Real faith steps into moments that shake you, stretch you, and force you to...

Playing with Fire: The Cost of Willful Sin “We are not of those who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul” (Hebrews 10:39). Look around the church today. The lights are bright. The music is loud. The crowds are large, but the...

In the past, the sacrifice of animals made certain things holy. A sacrifice is a gift to God. The author of Hebrews has already explained that the blood of sacrifices made God’s house and its contents holy (Hebrews 9:21).                                              ...

There are many people today who dislike any mention of the judgement of God. Perhaps they do not really believe that hell exists. Or perhaps they worry that they might frighten someone. The author of Hebrews clearly did not agree with any opinions like those ones. He...

Even before Jesus came, there was a holy place in this world. And there were rules about the right way to serve God. Those facts may surprise us. God had established a holy place in an unholy world. And he had declared that certain actions to serve him were right. ...