SCRIPTURE

Studied: Hebrews 9

OBSERVATION

Hebrews 9:9 ~ … It shows that we cannot make our consciences clear by offering gifts and sacrifices.

APPLICATION

No matter how much we give financially, no matter how much work we do for God and/or the church, there are two key elements to maintaining a good healthy relationship with our Lord and Savior:

1. Know Jesus as Lord, and this can be done through:
   
   1. Admit/Acknowledge that you are a sinner in need of God’s grace;
      
   2. Believe that Jesus died and arose from the dead and lives at the right hand of the Father interceding on our behalf;
      
   3. Confess your sins and shortcomings to Jesus and ask His forgiveness.
      
2. Maintain an ongoing relationship with the Savior that you just accepted into your life, and this can be done through:
   
   1. Prayer – conversation with God, where you would admit and seek forgiveness of any sin committed, as you did not become exempt from sin when you accepted Him in the steps under (a);
      
   2. Bible Study – as this is the key to learning about the character of Jesus, so that you could mold yourself into being more like Him every day. Plus this will also help you to understand the things that please/displease God, as this will help you to stay obedient to His perfect will for your life. Additionally, this will give you opportunity to worship God as you learn more about His awesome power and how He protected His people in Bible days and how He will also watch over us even today;
      
   3. Worship personally and corporately – Be careful to give God the praise for all that He accomplishes in and through you. With Jesus as our Master, Friend, Guide and Lord, we should never attribute blessings to ‘good luck’ or ‘chance’, for just as He knows the very hair on our head, He also knows just what we need each and every day, so acknowledge that through praise and worship to Him. Worshipping corporately is commanded in the Bible, so God saw the importance of us meeting together to worship our Savior, lift up (encourage) a brother or a sister, and allow them to be a blessing to us.
      

There is no greater joy in knowing Jesus personally and intimately! There is nothing that can take the place of, or get one into Heaven other than the steps outlined above. If you are tired of leading an uncommitted life and now ready for the A,B,C steps outlined in (a), and you would like a friend to pray with you and help you through these steps, please leave a reply to this blog and I will quickly get back in touch with you. It is THE most important life changing event that will take place in your life!

PRAYER

Father, I thank You for the day that You knocked at my heart’s door and encouraged me to follow the steps in (a) above. I pray for that brother or sister that reads this blog today and realizes deep within that this is a necessary step for them, I pray that they will be led of Your Spirit into action and not procrastinate on such important business, as none of us know the day that You will call us out of this old world, when it will be eternally too late to make such decisions. Please give boldness to ones that need to follow these steps today, for it is in Your name that I pray and only You will I praise as I see the results of Your hand at work. Amen!