"For you have need of patience (or endurance and perseverance), that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise." It wasn't that these first century Hebrew Christians were destitute of patience, they showed it, (Hebrews 10:32), but at this point, they simply needed fresh grace from God and a fresh infusion of patience.

It may seem that false accusers are getting away with their sin, but there will be a day of reckoning. There may be times in your life when friends, family, or even some in the church may falsely accuse you of something. In those times, we must trust God and not take vengeance against them. We must leave these situations to the Lord.

I can't help think that the writer of Hebrews was weeping when he wrote this to his Hebrew brethren. These "professed" believers were on the precipice of falling away into the irrecoverable sin of apostasy. When we speak of God's vengeance against sinners, this should bring great sadness to our souls.

The book of Hebrews is full of warnings, specifically written to Hebrew believers of the first century, who were being persecuted and compelled by Judaizers to return to the dead Old Covenant system. But this is a timeless warning, which is relevant to us today. The sin of apostasy (or of falling away from Christ and renouncing our profession of faith in Christ) is rampant in our day, in America, There is very little to no persecution and fear for those who are Christians in America. But what there is, is far worse, there is ease, comfort, prosperity, and love of the world. These sins plague the church today. It is as if Satan has said, I won't persecute American Christians, I'll just draw them into the world! I will just allure them back to me and back into the world. And in doing so, I will make them adversaries against Christ.

Jesus entered Jerusalem for the final time in His public ministry. This has been historically called Palm Sunday. In this passage, Jesus fulfills what is written in Zechariah 9:9: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Jerusalem: Behold thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass." As He rides into Jerusalem, the people should Hosanna, which means "Save Now." The problem, they were looking for salvation from Romans occupation and not salvation from their sins and the captivity of Satan.

Jezreel, which initially, in Hosea 1:4 became synonymous with bloodshed, was name of Hosea and Gomer's first child. Jezreel means, God will scatter and God will sow our plant. Hosea and Gomer's second and third children were named Lo-ruhamah (a daughter), her name means, I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, and then their son, Lo-ammi, which means, you are not my people, and I will not be your God. Thus, God scattered Israel in His wrath to the nations of the world, said of them, ye are not my people. But then in Hosea 1:10-11, God promises to gather and united Judah and Israel once again as one, and this would include the Gentiles.

Do we trust the Lord in the midst of our struggles. David teaches us in this Psalm how to pray and trust God amid his enemies.

Our hearts are sprinkled within which cleanses our filthy and guilty consciences, our bodies, or our outward actions are sanctified or washed with pure water. We are cleansed from all our sins by the sprinkling of the blood of Christ, and we are washed by the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit. The last to "Let us" commands from the writer, are Hold fast to our profession of faith in Christ, and "Let us' consider one another, to provoke unto love and to good works.

How do you deal with your sins? Do you say, O, no big deal, I sinned, I will just ask for forgiveness. Do we cast our sins aside and say, well, God doesn't remember my sins. Or, are we grieved over our sins, and we certainly should be as Christians.

Often times, very devout Christians will come to the Lord's table with trepidation and fear of taking it, this, when they have had a difficult week, struggling with sin, Satan and the world. Thus, they may think, since I have had such a difficult time this week, I should refrain. But if we are in Christ, and partakers of the New Covenant, we are not coming in an unworthy manner, but we are worthy, and that, because of Christ and His blood, which was shed for us. The one caveat, if we are harboring sin, or our hearts are cold and we are in a bad place, perhaps we should refrain until we have made our hearts right.