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Hebrews 10:19-25

¹⁹And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. ²⁰This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.

²¹And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s people, ²²let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

²³Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. ²⁴Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds. ²⁵And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.

Reflect

I was discussing Hebrews 10 with my dad and he said that he liked this chapter because it contained the lettuce passages. I knew I had read through a couple of translations and I couldn’t remember any lettuce passage. He laughed and then pointed out that I misunderstood. The passages he was referring to were the “Let Us” passages. Ahh.. Now I understand.

• Let Us go right into the presence of God with true hearts fully trusting him.
• Let Us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, without wavering.
• Let Us not neglect our meeting together but encourage and warn each other.

Now that is a great salad I can enjoy!

Respond

What do the three “Let Us” passages say to you about Christian living?

Why is it important that Christians continue to meet with each other?

What HOPE is the author referring to, that believers in Jesus have?

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