Music Monday: “Behold our God” by Jonathan and Meghan Baird
By: Debbie Waltz
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I’ve also entered a magazine competition recently. The July issue of Lighthouse magazine urges readers to persevere and never give up. In light of recent events, I couldn’t have chosen a more fitting theme. The article highlights the disabled perspective, providing readers with several reasons for maintaining resilience in tough situations. Here’s hoping it gets selected for the magazine!
Resilience is not a new concept for Christians. We repeatedly see examples in the Bible of Christians’ hesitation to obey God, stemming from feelings of inadequacy or the exhaustion of waiting. Yet, God’s patience endures, resolving our anxieties until only obedience remains.
Despite everything, God’s work continues through us.
In the book of Hebrews, the author’s message consistently encourages new Christians to persevere and remain strong in their faith, offering support and guidance throughout their journey. He acknowledges the many difficulties and challenges his fellow believers faced under relentless Roman persecution. Nevertheless, the author provides a complete and in-depth explanation, carefully detailing the many reasons that elevate Jesus to a position of unsurpassed dominance over everything else.
Chapters 7 and 8 of Hebrews powerfully illustrate Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and mark the beginning of the new covenant between God and His followers. Unlike the old covenant based on animal sacrifices for sins of every kind presented by a Levite priest, this one, however, is everlasting.
His death on the cross serves as a propitiation for our sins. He is our high priest who completed his work. “… we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” (Hebrews 4:15)