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The Main Point

Hebrews 8

Now the main point is that I have a great, eternal, divine, high priest, who is seated at your right hand, Father, seated with you on your majestic throne in the heavens. My Lord Jesus is the minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which you, Father, erected and not man.

My Lord does not serve the copy and shadow of heavenly things as Moses did, but you, Lord Jesus, have obtained the excellent ministry, in as much as you are the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.

Father, you have put your laws in my mind and written them on my heart. You are my God, and I am your child. You are merciful to my unrighteousness and to my sin. You do not hold my lawlessness against me. Thank you for your love and mercy and redemption, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Real, Living, Eternal, Communion

Hebrews 8,7&6; 1 Peter 1

I have a great high priest, Jesus Christ. He is seated at the right hand of your throne, Father, you, the majesty of heaven. Jesus is the minister of the Sanctuary and of the True Tabernacle, which you erected.

Lord Jesus, you are the surety of a better covenant. You are the mediator of that covenant which is established on better promises.

I have come to God, our father, through faith in you, Lord Jesus, as my Lord, and as the Messiah, and you have saved me to the uttermost.

By grace through faith in you, Lord Jesus, I am a part taker of the Holy Spirit of God. I am born from above by your word, the incorruptible seed. I follow you diligently in full assurance of the perfect hope I have in you, Father, through faith in Christ Jesus, my high priest.

I have fled to Christ as my savior and laid hold of the hope you have told me about and shown to me. This hope is an anchor to my soul. It is sure and steadfast. It holds me in your presence beyond the veil of the flesh, and into real, living, eternal, communion with you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Go On To Perfection

Hebrews 5; John 8; Hebrews 5 & 6

Lord Jesus, you are my great high priest. You have passed through the heavens. I confess with joy that you are the son of God. You were tempted in all ways as I was, and yet were without sin. You are able to empathize with me and my weak past.

Now, though, through and by and with you, Lord Jesus, I am able to come, boldly to the throne of grace, and there I receive mercy and find grace to help in all my needs.

Lord Jesus, you are the author of my salvation. You learned obedience through the things you suffered. Now, with you as my high priest, and my very life, I prove my obedience in the things I suffer.

I continue diligently in your word, Lord. I am your disciple. I know the truth, and you have set me free. I feed on your solid food. I am of full age. By your word and indwelling Holy Spirit, my senses are exercised to discern both good and evil. With you, Lord Jesus, in peace and sure hope, I go on to perfection.

Always

1 Timothy 1; 2 Corinthians 10; Ephesians 5

Thank you, Father, my King Eternal, glory and honor to you forever and ever. I am filled with your word, Father, and by your living word, I wage good warfare. You guide me and guard me, Lord, with mighty weapons, weapons of spiritual warfare.

With your power and truth, I pull down strong holds. I cast down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge you give me, Father, of your grace and redemption. Now I take every thought into captivity and make them obedient to your truth. I hack at any disobedient urge that approaches me. I glory in you, Lord, and in your blessed work in me.

Through your word and communion with you, Holy Spirit, I understand what the will of God, our father, is for me. I am filled and led by God‘s Spirit. I speak in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. I sing and make melody in my heart to you, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, giving thanks always for all the living glory you have put into my life.

Take, Learn, Find

Hebrews 4; Matthew 11

Thank you, Lord Jesus, you are my great high priest. You have passed through the heavens. You are our father’s only begotten son. I hold to my confession that you are the Christ, the son of the living God.

You know me, Lord Jesus. You have lived in the flesh. You know the temptations of this world. You understand me and empathize with me. You know my weaknesses, but in you and through you, I can now live in truth.

I know I can come boldly to your throne of grace, and there I always find your mercy and grace. You help me, Lord, in all my needs.

Thank you, Lord, that there is a rest for me. I come unto you, Lord Jesus, and you give me rest. I take your yoke upon me, and I learn from you. You are meek and lowly, and I find rest for my soul. Your yoke is easy, and your burden is light. I know God, my father, through you, Lord Jesus. Thank you.

Your Nature

2 Samuel 22; 2 Corinthians 5

Lord Jesus, you are my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer. You are my strength, and I trust in you. You are my shield and the horn of my salvation. You are my stronghold and my refuge. You saved me, Lord Jesus, from my violent selfishness.

I call upon you, Lord, and you save me from bondage and death. You are worthy of praise and worship.

In this world, waves of death and ungodliness surround me. There is sorrow and loss of loved ones and the snares of deceivers. I cry out to you, and you hear me. You fill me as your temple with your Holy Spirit, and so am I always in communion with you and never alone or forsaken.

By your grace and love, you chose me and called me. You picked me out of the multitude and delivered me from the evil one. Sin and the devil were too strong for me, but by you and with you, I am delivered from bondage to sin and born from above, by your spirit, with your nature.

I am in Christ, and I am a new creation. The old things have passed away, and behold, everything about me now is new and divine. Thank you, great God, Almighty. 

Confidence and Joy

Hebrews 3; 2 Peter 1; Ephesians 2; Psalm 23; Hebrews 2

Lord Jesus, you are the merciful and faithful high priest in all things pertaining to God. In you, Lord, I have all things pertaining to life and godliness.

Lord, you are the son over your own house, and I belong to you. I am one of your household, and I dwell in your house forever. I hold fast to you, as my Lord and the Captain of my salvation, with confidence and joy.

I hear your voice, and my heart is soft to your word. I know your ways, and I love to obey your commands. I live day by day, and moment by moment, in your rest.

By your grace and indwelling spirit, I have a new heart, a sweet, believing heart. I am a partaker of you, Christ Jesus. I hear your voice, and I am led by you with confidence and joy.

All Things

Hebrews 2

Father, you made Jesus the Captain of my salvation. All things are for him, and all things are by him. There is nothing that is not put under him. Yet we see him lower himself for the suffering of death, that he, by your grace, Father, would taste death for everyone and thereby bring many sons to glory.

For all of us who are yours, Father, are all one in Christ Jesus. For that reason, my Lord is not ashamed to call me his brethren.

Since I was of flesh and blood, you, Lord Jesus, likewise took on flesh that, through death, you would destroy him who had the power of death, that is the devil. You have released me from bondage to the fear of death.

You, Lord Jesus, are my merciful and faithful high priest in all the things of God, our father. You have made full propitiation for my sins. You, yourself, suffered temptation, and now, you aid me when I am tempted. 

All Things

Hebrews 1

Lord Jesus, you are God, and your throne is forever and ever. God, our Heavenly Father, and your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than any other. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. You, Lord Jesus, love righteousness, and you hate lawlessness.

In the beginning, Lord Jesus, you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain. They will grow old like a garment. Like a cloak, you will fold them up, and they will be changed. But you, Lord, are the same, and your years will not fail.

You, Lord Jesus, are the Son of God. He has begotten you, and you, like him, are God. You sit at his right hand while he makes your enemies your footstool. You send your angels forth to minister to me and to all people who are yours and who will inherit your salvation.

You, yourself, Lord Jesus, have purged my sins. You, Lord Jesus, are the brightness of the glory of God, our father. You are the expressed image of the person of God. You uphold all things by the power of the word of God.

Looking Forward

Titus 2; Ephesians 2; Titus 3&2

Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you gave yourself to redeem me from every lawless deed, and to purify me to be yours, one of your special people, zealous for your good works.

Father, I am your workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works that you ordained beforehand that I would walk in.

In kindness and love, you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, called me, and according to your mercy, you saved me, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by your Holy Spirit.

You, Holy Spirit, poured out on me abundantly, through Jesus Christ, my savior. Now I am justified by your grace, and I am an heir of my Heavenly Father, according to the hope of eternal life.

Your grace, Father, has taught me to deny ungodliness and worldly lust, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present time. I keep my eyes on Christ Jesus, looking forward with sure hope for the glorious appearing of my great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.