Jere.9, 1 Peter5, Galatians 6

I do not boast in wisdom; I do not boast in might; I do not boast in riches; I boast in the Lord. By god’s grace and Jesus’ mediation, God knows me and understands me. He is God who practices steadfast love, justice and righteousness in the earth. These are the things my God delights in. I know him and he knows me!  The Lord is the true God. He is the living God and the everlasting king. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.  “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”.

I humble myself under your mighty hand, father, son, and Holy Spirit. I know you care for me, therefore, I cast my anxieties on you. You are the God of all grace and you have called me to your eternal glory in Christ. I know that at the perfect times you, yourself, restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish me. To you be dominion forever. I do not boast in anything except the cross of my Lord Jesus, the Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I have been crucified to the world.

Heb.10

Lord Jesus, I see that you have entered not into holy places made of hands, but into heaven itself to appear in the presence of God on my behalf. You have appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of yourself.  Thank you! And just as it is appointed for man to die once and then the judgment, so, lord Jesus, you have been offered once to bear the sins of many and you will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for you.

The law was but a shadow of the good things that have come with you, Lord Jesus. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sin. Consequently, Jesus the Christ, came into the world. You said, “behold, I have come to do your will, oh God”. At that time you, Lord Jesus, did away with the first covenant to establish the second covenant.  And by your will, I have been sanctified by your offering your body, Lord Jesus, once for all.

Heb.7,8&9

The word of the new covenant from God, my heavenly father, appoints Jesus, the Christ, as high priest forever. Jesus’ ministry is more excellent because the covenant he mediates is better since it is enacted on better promises.  In speaking of a new covenant, father, you make the old one obsolete. It is obsolete and growing old and vanishing away. In the old covenant sacrifices could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper, but dealt only with regulations for the body imposed until the time of the reformation.

But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, he entered once for all into the holy places not by the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.  Thank you, Father, that the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to You, purifies my conscience from dead works to serve you, the living God. Hallelujah!

Heb.7&8

Jesus is a high priest because he was appointed thereto by God, the father. He is a high priest by virtue of his indestructible life. As such, Jesus is a high priest forever, and he is a guarantor of a better covenant. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. He has no need to offer sacrifices daily, since he offered up himself once – a perfect sacrifice.

Jesus, you are my high priest.  You are seated at the right hand of the throne of the majesty in heaven. You are a minister in the holy places, in the true tent, the one the Lord set up, not man.  Jesus, my Lord, you have a ministry that is much more excellent than the old priesthood, as the covenant you mediate is better since it is enacted on better promises. In this covenant, you are my God and I know you! You are merciful to me and remember my sins no more.

Hebrews5&7

Jesus did not exalt himself to be made high priest. He was appointed by God, the father, who said, “you are my son, today I have begotten you “, and, “you are a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek”.  Thus in the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.  Although he was a son he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.

God, the father, made Jesus the high priest forever. He became high priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement of bodily decent, but by the power of an indestructible life. This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. He holds the priesthood permanently!

Philippians 4 and I Thess. 5 ; and some comment from John Piper and me

Rejoice in the Lord. God is glorified by our joy in him.

God is glorified by his glory being rejoiced in. Joy is not a mere option to worship, it is an essential component.

Praise means, the consummate pleasure and the highest end of man is to drink deeply of the pleasure of God.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.

Rocking in the loving arms of Jesus.

Matt.11&Heb.4

I have come unto you, Lord Jesus. You have revealed the father to me and my soul is at rest. Jesus, you are the Lord of the Sabbath. Jesus, you are my Sabbath.  I have received you as my savior and lord. You are my righteousness. I am saved by your grace and obedience, and not by any work of my own.  You are the word of God and you are life and action; you are sharp to divide the people of God from the people of the enemy; you pierce my heart and soul and bring conviction and repentance; you show me the thoughts and intentions of my heart, and show me the errors and the victories.  Nothing is hidden from your sight.

You are, therefore, my great high priest. You are the son of God. I hold fast to that confession. You were tempted in every way and yet did not sin.  With confidence I draw near to your throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace for today. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being there.

Hebrews 3&2

Father, today I consider (think on) Jesus, the apostle and high priest of my confession. Jesus was faithful to all you appointed for him to do, father. He is worthy of all glory; of more glory than Moses, as much as the builder of the house has more glory and honor than the house itself.  Moses was faithful as a servant, but Jesus, the Christ, is faithful over God’s house as a son.  I am a part of that house. You call me your son, and Jesus calls me, “brother “.  Today I hear your words, Lord, and my heart is soft and open to obedience to you.

Jesus had to be made like me in every respect so that he may become a merciful and faithful high priest in your service, heavenly father, to make propitiation for my sins.  Because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help me in my temptations. By your grace, heavenly father, I am filled with the gift of faith. I draw close to you.  I am aware of the deceitfulness of sin. Sin is a liar. I believe you, father, and put my confidence in your Messiah and your word.

Hebrews 2

Heavenly father, I see Jesus who for a little while was made a little lower than the angels, crowned now with glory and honor because of suffering death so that, by your grace, father, he might taste death for everyone. Now you have crowned him with glory and honor and put everything in subjection under his feet; you have left nothing outside of his control.

For it is fitting, father, that to bring many sons to glory you should make the founder of our salvation perfect through suffering.  For the Lord Jesus who sanctifies and we who are sanctified, all have one source: you, our God and father!  That is why the Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call me his brother.  Since, therefore, I shared flesh and blood, Jesus himself, likewise partook of the same things, that through death he would destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver me from the lifelong slavery of the fear of death!

Hebrews 1,2,&6

You, Lord Jesus, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed.  But you, Lord, are the same and your years will have no end. You sit at the father’s right hand while he makes your enemies a footstool for your feet.

Therefore, I pay close attention to your gospel and to your word of salvation. I do not drift away. I hold fast to the confidence I have in you as the Christ. You are my hope. I have tasted the goodness of the word of God.  I have experienced the presence of the Lord with me in the spirit of God. I have been converted from living in the flesh to a new man, to a vessel with the spirit of God dwelling in me. I have full assurance of my hope in Christ Jesus. I have faith in your propitiation as a sure and steadfast anchor for my soul.