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  • ep 21 - Hebrews 2:10-13 | Jesus Is the Founder of Our Salvation and He Is Not Ashamed to Call You Sister

    Hebrews 2:10-13 | Jesus Is the Founder of Our Salvation and He Is Not Ashamed to Call You Sister | in case i forget

    We are back in Hebrews chapter 2 and this one has been sitting with me for a while. We are in verses 10 through 13 today, and y'all, there is so much packed into just these three verses that I could not rush through them.

    We are talking about what it means that Jesus is the founder of our salvation, why God saw it as fitting for Him to be made perfect through suffering, and what the ancient Greek word behind that phrase actually means. We are also talking about the most quietly powerful line in this entire passage: He is not ashamed to call you sister.

    Before we get into the study I am also sharing a real conversation I had with a messianic Jew at a birthday party two Saturdays ago and why having been deep in the book of Hebrews for five months is what gave me the theological grounding to navigate it. This is exactly why we study.

    Full show notes including all scriptures, resources, and Greek word studies are at theologyandtestimony.com. Go check them out.

    If this episode blesses you, please leave a review on whatever platform you are listening on and share it with one woman who needs to hear that Jesus is not ashamed of her.

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    IN THIS EPISODE:

    ✦ A real conversation with a messianic Jew at a birthday party and why Hebrews gave me the grounding to navigate it
    ✦ Why the old covenant was never meant to be enough
    ✦ What it means that God saw it was fitting for Jesus to suffer
    ✦ The Greek word "teleiosai" and why "make perfect" does not mean what we think it means
    ✦ Jesus as the founder of our salvation and what a founder actually does
    ✦ The three hats (of many) a founder wears and how Jesus wore them
    ✦ Why Jesus had to take on human flesh to walk out our pain points
    ✦ He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source
    ✦ He is not ashamed to call you sister. The real question is whether you are ashamed of Him.

     

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    If you are craving something deeper than a comment section or a group chat that goes quiet, the Seven Letters Club was made for you. A small circle of three women. Prompted stationery, a journaling pen, envelopes, stamps, and a surprise, all shipped to your door. You just show up and write.

    theologyandtestimony.com/the-7-letters-club

     

    SCRIPTURES COVERED:

    Hebrews 2:10-13 | Psalm 22:22 | John 17 | Colossians 1:16-17 | 1 Peter 3:15 | Romans 1:16

    RESOURCES:

    📖 Enduring Word Commentary by David Guzik
    📖 Vincent, M. R. (1887). Word studies in the New Testament (Vol. 4, p. 402). Charles Scribner’s Sons.

    📱 Logos Bible Software

    🌐 BibleHub.com
    🌐 theologyandtestimony.com

    If you are anything like me, it does not take much to forget God's faithfulness and His goodness. Between social media distractions and life's everyday dose of hardships, I am fighting for my life trying to hold on tight to the hem of Jesus. Don't think I've got it all together. I don't. But that's why I'm inviting you into this space with me for on-point and on-time biblical truths to help us anchor when life would have us burn out and drift. This is in case i forget. I am your host Miki. Let's get to it.

    #HebrewsBibleStudy #ChristianPodcastForWomen #InCaseIForget #AnchoredWomen #FounderOfOurSalvation #JesusIsNotAshamed #TheologyAndTestimony #SevenLettersClub #ChristianWomenPodcast #HebrewsChapter2

    28 min
  • ep 20. God Is in the Waiting: How to Know the Difference Between Obedience and Distraction

    If you are a woman trying to navigate decision-making in this season of your life, this might change how you see obedience to God, resting in His guidance, and ultimately saying yes, no, or not right now with wisdom and faith.

    I closed my business. After a year of grinding, crying, trying, pouring myself into something I was convinced was right, I closed it. And what I discovered on the other side of that was something I was not expecting.

    It was not failure.

    It was a lesson in obedience, distraction, and what it actually looks like when God is trying to get your attention by clearing the path back to what He actually called you to do.

    In this episode we are talking about the three things that helped me navigate one of the hardest decisions I have made as a wife, a mom, and a woman trying to be faithful to God's call. We are also talking about how to tell the difference between God's direction and Satan's distraction, and y'all, the difference is not always what you think.

    Full show notes are at theologyandtestimony.com. Go check them out.

    If this episode blesses you, share it with one woman who is in the middle of a hard decision right now. And leave a review on whatever platform you are listening on. It helps more anchored women find this show.

    🌸 theologyandtestimony.com

     

    IN THIS EPISODE:

    ✦ Why I closed my flower business after a year of trying to make it work

    ✦ The Exodus moment that started this whole podcast

    ✦ What obedience to God actually looks like when you are scared and shaking

    ✦ The difference between God's direction and Satan's distraction

    ✦ Why Satan loves urgency and God lives in the waiting

    ✦ The 95% truth principle — and why almost-right is still a distraction

    ✦ How to use Psalm 37 as an anchor when you are watching everyone else succeed

    ✦ Three things to remember when you are navigating a hard decision

    ✦ Why nothing is wasted with God — even the things He did not call you to

     

    THE 7 LETTERS CLUB 🌸

    If you are running on empty and looking for a breath of fresh air outside of the holy work you have been called to as a woman, wife, and mom, the 7 Letters Club was made for you. A small circle of women. Prompted stationery, a journaling pen, envelopes, stamps, and a surprise ---> all shipped to your door. You just show up and write.

    theologyandtestimony.com/the-7-letters-club

     

    SCRIPTURES COVERED: Psalm 37:1-5 | 1 Samuel 15:22 | Mark 9:24

    RESOURCES: 🌐 theologyandtestimony.com 📧 [email protected]

     

    This is in case i forget — a space for women just like you and me to learn more about God, to dive deeper into theology, and to anchor ourselves with testimony in the case that life would have us drift away and be forgetful of what God has done. I will catch you on the next one.

    #ChristianPodcastForWomen #InCaseIForget #ObedienceToGod #ChristianDecisionMaking #AnchoredWomen #GodsWillForMyLife #ChristianWomenPodcast #TheologyAndTestimony #7LettersClub #FaithOverFear

    30 min
  • ep 19 - Hebrews 2:5-9 | What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him?

    We are in Hebrews chapter 2 verse 5 today, and y'all, this one hits different. We are seeing for the very first time in the entire book of Hebrews that the name Jesus is actually dropped, and what a moment that is.

    We are also talking about what it means that He left nothing outside His control. Not your hard season. Not your spiritual warfare. Not your broken car or your financial situation or the child you have had to correct three times in the last ten minutes. Nothing. Outside. His. Control.

    And we are closing with one of the most beautiful passages from the Enduring Word Commentary that I genuinely pray settles into your heart the way it settled into mine.

    Full show notes, including scriptures, resources, and a free companion guide are waiting for you at theologyandtestimony.com. Go check them out.

    If this episode blesses you, share it with somebody. Leave a review right where you are listening. And if you are craving something deeper than a comment section, the 7 Letters Club was made for you.

    🌸 theologyandtestimony.com

    IN THIS EPISODE:

    ✦ The first time Jesus is named by name in the book of Hebrews
    ✦ Why God did not subject the world to come to angels but to man
    ✦ What it means that Jesus made Himself lower than the angels and why He did it
    ✦ He left nothing outside His control . . . what that means for where you are right now
    ✦ Why Satan is on a tight leash and how that should encourage you
    ✦ Why Jesus had to take on human flesh to taste death for everyone
    ✦ There is no grace process for fallen angels and why that makes our salvation that much more extraordinary
    ✦ But we see Jesus: a word from the Enduring Word Commentary that will stay with you

    THE 7 LETTERS CLUB 🌸

    Tired of burnout and mental exhaustion? We are launching the 7 Letters Club, a 14-week pen pal journey with a small circle of women, prompted stationery, stamps, envelopes, and a surprise, all shipped directly to your mailbox. Everything is provided. You just slow down with us, show up, and write.

    theologyandtestimony.com . . . click on the 7 Letters Club tab for all the details.

    SCRIPTURES COVERED:

    Hebrews 2:5-9 | Psalm 8 | Philippians 2:5-8 | Job 1 | 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

    RESOURCES:

    📖 Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik — enduringword.com
    📱 Logos Bible Software — logos.com
    🌐 theologyandtestimony.com

    This is in case i forget, a platform created for women just like you and me to dig deeper into the Word, into theology, and to be reminded of God's everyday goodness and faithfulness through the sharing of testimony. I'll catch you on the next one.

    #HebrewsBibleStudy #ChristianPodcastForWomen #InCaseIForget #AnchoredWomen #WhatIsManThatYouAreMindful #7LettersClub #ChristianWomenPodcast #TheologyAndTestimony

    25 min
  • ep 18 - Hebrews 2:3-4 | The Great Salvation We Cannot Afford to Neglect

    We are back in Hebrews chapter 2 picking up right where we left off — and this passage is still swinging. Today we are finishing verse 3 and working through verse 4, and what we find here is both a warning and an invitation. The warning: do not neglect this great salvation. The invitation: look at the evidence God has given you that it is real — the signs, the wonders, the miracles, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and 2,000 years of a gospel that has only grown stronger. That is not coincidence. That is God bearing witness.

    Shorter episode today — and that is okay. We are not rushing through Hebrews. We are sitting in it.

     

    🌸 THE SEVEN LETTERS CLUB

    Before we get into today's study — this is for you.

    Y'all, I just want to pause our conversation for just a moment and talk directly to the woman listening right now who is craving something deeper.

    You love your life, you love your family, and you are trying so hard to walk out your days intentionally. But if you are being completely honest, your community interactions lately have felt surface level. You are tired of the courteous "how are yous" in the passing lanes of life, and you find yourself longing for a village of real, tough friends who truly know your heart.

    Right now, you might feel like you are constantly giving, constantly pouring from an empty cup, and quietly wondering if anyone genuinely sees the weight you are carrying.

    If that is you — take a deep breath. You are not meant to walk this path alone. And you do not have to stay stuck in the digital noise.

    I want to invite you into something beautifully slow, tangible, and so holy.

    We are launching the Seven Letters Club — designed specifically with you in mind. This is a 14-week journey where you are assigned a small, intimate circle of three women. It begins with a letter written to yourself, followed by a sweet, prompted back-and-forth letter rotation with two other intentional women.

    Goodbye to crowded group chats. Goodbye to doom scrolling. No perfection to maintain. Just raw, heartfelt ink on paper.

    The woman who steps into this community is a woman who values slow reflection over frantic busyness. But the woman you will become on the other side of those 14 weeks? She is a woman deeply anchored in truth. She is someone who looks back at her own history and clearly recognizes God's goodness and unchanging faithfulness — because she took the time to write it down.

    Through carefully curated, scripture-focused, and life-focused prompts, you will move past superficial chatter. You will become part of a protective, praying village — a small circle where your burdens are shared, your raw struggles are met with absolute grace, and your soul is consistently reminded that Yahweh El-Roi — the God who sees you — has you securely in His ever-loving hands.

    There is no pressure here. You do not have to perform. You just have to show up exactly as you are.

    Your village is waiting for you.

    Head over to theologyandtestimony.com right now to reserve your spot in a circle — and I will send your Seven Letters Club packet directly to your mailbox.

    Let's start remembering His goodness together.

     

    QUICK RECAP FROM LAST WEEK

    (Episode 4 — Hebrews 2:1-3a)

    Last week we covered the first half of this passage and focused on the word drift — that quiet, accidental, unintentional movement away from the dock that happens when we are not paying much closer attention. We talked about what it means to be anchored versus what it means to drift, and how the same waves of everyday life that should be manageable can pull us miles from where we were supposed to be if we are not holding fast to Jesus Christ.

    If you missed it, go back and listen before this one — it sets the whole foundation for where we are today.

     

    THE PASSAGE

    Hebrews 2:1-4 ESV

    "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will."

    UNPACKING THE PASSAGE

    "How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?" — Hebrews 2:3

    We picked up here from last week. Under the old covenant there was an entire system of holiness that the people of Israel had to maintain — laws to keep, a sacrificial system, daily and annual offerings made on behalf of the people to atone for sin. All of this was the process by which they sought right standing before God.

    And even then — it was never fully enough. The law was not given to justify us. As we will see later in Hebrews 11, even those under the law were declared righteous because of their faith — not their works. The law revealed the standard. It also revealed that we could never meet it.

    "Jesus did all of the work that we would have had to do in order to be made right — and even then it would not have sufficed because we were not enough to actually satiate the wrath of God."

    But here in the new covenant — Jesus lived the life we could not live. He died the death we should have died. He suffered the sufferings we should have suffered. And we have been given a great salvation. We get to share in the inheritance without having to do anything but place our faith in Jesus Christ and do as He commanded — love God with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love others as ourselves. In this, all the other laws are fulfilled.

    So the author's question is not a rhetorical trap. It is a genuine warning anchored in love: if you have been given something this extraordinary — something that the Israelites under the old covenant never had — how could you possibly neglect it? And if you neglect it, how shall you escape the consequences of that drift?

    "It was declared at first by the Lord, and attested to us by those who heard." — Hebrews 2:3b

    This phrase is also one of the reasons scholars have a hard time attributing Hebrews to Paul. Paul never shied away from declaring that his gospel was received directly from Jesus Himself — that direct discipleship was the very thing that made him an apostle. But here the author places himself among those who received the message secondhand — attested to us by those who heard. That language suggests he was not one of the original hearers. Another quiet clue that the authorship question remains open until we get to heaven.

    What matters theologically is this: the word we have was declared first by the Lord. Then it was attested — confirmed and verified — by the people who were there. The disciples. The early church. The ones who saw what Jesus did and refused to stop talking about it even under threat of arrest and death.

    "How many times did the disciples ask Jesus, 'To whom shall we go if we leave?' There were a lot of things that Jesus did that might've been confusing — he spoke with such authority, such eloquence, in parables where some people left— and yet the disciples stayed."

    The word has a witness trail. First the Lord declared it. Then eyewitnesses attested it. Then God confirmed it.

    "God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will." — Hebrews 2:4

    Three layers of confirmation — and they build on each other:

    Layer 1 — The Signs and Wonders of Jesus

    Every miracle Jesus performed was God bearing witness to His own Son. When Jesus healed the paralyzed man lowered through the ceiling by his friends — He did something only God could do. He first said "Your sins are forgiven" — something the Pharisees immediately recognized as a claim only God could make. And then, knowing what they were thinking in their hearts, He said: "But so that you know that God is the one who sent me" — and told the man to pick up his mat and walk.

    The people did not worship Jesus in that moment. They lifted their hands to heaven and gave God praise. And that is exactly the point — the signs and wonders of Jesus were not just impressive. They were God the Father bearing witness to God the Son.

    Layer 2 — The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

    After the resurrection and ascension, God continued to bear witness through the gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed to the early church. Pentecost. Three thousand people coming to Christ in a single day after Peter preaches under the anointing of the Spirit. Signs and wonders continuing through the apostles in the book of Acts.

    Layer 3 — 2,000 Years of a Gospel That Has Only Grown Stronger

    There is a moment in Acts — a Pharisee addressing the council that is trying to figure out how to stop the disciples — who essentially says: if we arrest or kill them and God is not behind this, their followers will scatter just like all the others before them. But if God is behind this, we do not want to find ourselves standing against God.

    He was, unknowingly, prophesying.

    "We are now 2,000 years post all of that. And what can we see about Christianity? What can we see about the gospel message of Jesus Christ? It has not only grown stronger in number, but it's grown stronger in strength. That alone attests to God."

    No human movement survives 2,000 years of persecution, cultural opposition, and attempted suppression and emerges stronger. That is not strategy. That is the Holy Spirit.

    THE CLOSING WORD

    "The waves will come — and that's just the fact of life. The waves will come and sometimes the water ripples just right where it would cause the boat to drift. So if you are anchored, hold fast to the hem of Jesus Christ. If you're holding on by a thread — make sure that thread is fastened tightly to the hem of Jesus Christ's robe."

    COMING UP NEXT

    Next week we are picking up in Hebrews 2:5 — God as the founder of salvation, and the beauty of our role in the story of salvation. Do not miss it.

     

     

    3 THINGS TO WALK AWAY WITH

    1. You have been given something the Israelites never had.

    The old covenant required a system of law and sacrifice that could never fully satisfy. Jesus fulfilled it completely. You wear His righteousness. You share in His inheritance. That is the great salvation — and it is too extraordinary to neglect.

    2. God did not just declare the gospel — He confirmed it.

    Signs and wonders. Miracles. The gifts of the Holy Spirit. The early church. Three thousand converts in one day. Two thousand years of a gospel that has only grown stronger. God has been bearing witness all along. The evidence is overwhelming.

    3. Holding on by a thread is still holding on — just make sure the thread is tied to Jesus.

    Some seasons that is all we have. And that is okay. Just make sure the thread is fastened to the hem of His robe. An anchor does not require strength from the boat. It just requires connection to something that holds.

     

    APPLICATION FOR ANCHORED WIVES AND MOMS

    You have been given a great salvation. Not a set of rules to keep perfectly. Not a system to maintain. A Person to hold onto. And on the days when it feels like you are barely holding on — remember that the same God who bore witness through signs and wonders in the first century is the same God who is bearing witness in your life right now. The signs and wonders in your own story are Ebenezers. Do not forget them. Write them down. Send them in a letter to a sister who needs to remember too.

     

     

    SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

    • Hebrews 2:1-4 ESV — the full passage
    • Hebrews 11 (referenced ahead) — justified by faith, not by the law
    • Matthew 9:1-8 — the paralyzed man lowered through the roof; Jesus forgives and heals
    • Acts 2 — Day of Pentecost; 3,000 come to Christ
    • Acts 5:34-39 — Gamaliel's speech to the council about the disciples (the Pharisee who warned against standing against God)
    • Matthew 22:37-40 — love God and love others; all the law fulfilled

      • RESOURCES MENTIONED

      • Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik
      • Logos Bible Software — used for word studies and cross-referencing
      • The Seven Letters Club — theologyandtestimony.com
      • Previous episode — Hebrews 2:1-3a | Don't Drift
      • First episode of the Hebrews series — Hebrews 1:1-2 | Setting the Stage

        • SEVEN LETTERS CLUB 🌸

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        Seven letters. A small circle of women. Fourteen weeks of slow, intentional, scripture-grounded community delivered to your actual mailbox. No performance. No perfection. Just ink on paper and women who are going to pray for you by name.

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        LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING

        What is one thing you are taking away from today's episode? Drop it in the comments — I would genuinely love to hear it.

        Have a testimony you want to share on the podcast? Reach out at [email protected] and let's get you on. And if this episode blessed you — please leave a review right now on whatever platform you are listening on. It takes two minutes and it helps more anchored women find this show. 🤍

        This is Miki with in case i forget — a space for women who seek and thirst after deeper theology and testimony to continue to anchor us even when life would have us drift away. I will see you next week. Peace. ✌🏽

        🌐 theologyandtestimony.com | 📧 [email protected]

        21 min
      • ep 17 - Hebrews 2:1-3 | Staying Anchored When Life Would Have Your Drift

        EPISODE TITLE: Hebrews 2:1-3 | Don't Drift — How to Stay Anchored When Life Is Pulling You Away

        Series: A Study Through the Book of Hebrews | Episode 4

         

        We are back in Hebrews and picking up in chapter 2, and y'all, this passage hit different after the last few weeks. Life has been hard and honestly this study came at exactly the right time. We are only covering verses 1 through 3 today, but there is so much in just these three verses that we cannot rush past it. We are talking about one of the most quietly dangerous things that can happen to a Christian woman in a full season: drifting. Not rebellion. Not walking away on purpose. Just . . . drifting. Subtly. Accidentally. Until you look up and you are miles from where you were supposed to be.

        If that resonates at all à this one is for you.

         

        BEFORE WE JUMP IN — TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS

        The Seven Letters Club is coming. I have been working on a pen pal, snail mail club — seven letters, three women, over 14 weeks. You will get writing prompts, a journaling pen, and everything you need to write with intention. This is how we take the in case i forget community beyond the digital world and into something real and tangible. All the details enrollment dates, what is included, how to join are at theologyandtestimony.com/the-7-letters-club. Spots are limited for this first session so do not wait.

        A note on the show notes: My pledge before God is to build these studies without AI. Everything you hear taught on this podcast is Spirit-led and Word-grounded, studied through meditative time spent in the Word, using Logos Software and trusted commentaries. But when it comes to the show notes, I do use AI to help draft them directly from each episodes’ transcripts, and then I read through and edit them to make sure they reflect me and this community. I just want you to know that. Transparency matters here.

         

        QUICK RECAP FROM HEBREWS CHAPTER 1 (Episodes 14, 15, and the previous episode in this series)

        Before we can understand the word therefore that opens chapter 2, we have to remember what came before it. Hebrews chapter 1 established:

        • In the past God spoke through the prophets, but now He speaks through His Son
        • Jesus is the radiance of God's glory and the exact imprint of His nature
        • He upholds the universe by the word of His power
        • He made purification for sins and sat down at the right hand of the Father because the work is finished
        • He is much superior to the angels.  He is not an angel, He is God
        • He is the begotten Son of God sharing the exact same nature as the Father
        • He is the heir of all things and the firstborn of many brothers and sisters

          • All of that is what the word therefore in chapter 2 verse 1 is pointing back to.

           

          THE PASSAGE

          Hebrews 2:1-3 ESV

          "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will."

           

          UNPACKING THE PASSAGE

          The Word "Therefore"

          Hebrews is not a collection of standalone chapters. It is a continuous letter, one flowing argument from beginning to end. We have divided it into chapters and verses to make it accessible, but the original readers experienced it as one uninterrupted piece of writing.

          So when chapter 2 opens with therefore, that word is a hinge. Everything said in chapter 1 is being gathered up and carried forward into a new point. The author is essentially saying: given everything I just told you about who Jesus is, here is what that means for how you live.

          And what does it mean? Pay much closer attention.

          "We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard lest we drift away from it." Hebrews 2:1

          That word drift is the word we have to sit with.

          In the ancient Greek, the word used here carries the idea of slipping away, παραρρέω (pararrheo), the way something slides out of your hand, or the way a boat that was docked begins to move away from the shore. Not because someone pushed it. Not because there was a storm. Just because nothing was holding it in place and the natural movement of the water did what water does.

          According to the commentary by David Guzik of Enduring Word (written in 1996),  this drifting is something that happens without us realizing it. That is what makes it so dangerous.

          Drifting is the opposite of intention.

          It does not happen on purpose. It does not announce itself. It happens in the in-between. . . when you are taking care of your kids and running your home . . . showing up at work and managing your marriage. By the time you come up for air you realize that somewhere in all of that the Word got quiet and God felt far and you cannot quite remember the last time you were actually anchored.

          That is drifting. And the author of Hebrews is warning us: If you are not paying much closer attention to what you have heard, this is what happens. Not rebellion. Not walking away. Just slipping. Quietly. Gradually. Until you look back and you are miles from where you were.

          The opposite of drift is anchor.

          An anchored boat does not drift because something is holding it in place even when the currents come. Even when the waves come. Even when the normal rippling of the water would otherwise move it.

          We need an anchor. And our anchor is Jesus Christ.

          How do we stay anchored?

          This is not just a theological statement. It is practical:

          Get into the Word, practice the Word, not just hear it, and stay there. Not just hearing it. James 1 tells us we are called to be doers of the Word. . . not just hearers. A boat does not get anchored by being near the anchor. It gets anchored by being attached to it.

          Meditate on what you have heard. Just three days before recording this episode I was listening to Matthew 6 five times back to back because I needed it to settle. Not just land on the surface of my heart but actually go down into it. That is what it can look like to pay much closer attention.

          Stay in community. One of the things that keeps us from drifting is being surrounded by other women who are paying attention too. When one of us starts to drift, another one notices. That is part of why the seven letters club exists . . . real community that shows up in your mailbox and keeps you tethered.

          "For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution..." Hebrews 2:2

          There is a widely held belief among scholars that this verse is referring to the Mosaic Law - the law given to Moses on the mountain - and that angels played a role in delivering or accompanying that message. We see this referenced in:

          • Acts 7:53 — "You who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it"
          • Deuteronomy 33:2 — a passage that seems to allude to angelic presence at the giving of the law

            • Here is the point that the author of Hebrews is making: the law, delivered through angels, through prophets, through the old covenant system  proved reliable. Every single transgression received a just consequence. God meant what He said. He required holiness. And He enforced it.

            If you have ever read Leviticus and thought this seems incredibly harsh, you are not alone. I felt the same thing on my first time through. But by the fourth attempt to read through Scripture cover to cover, it started to make sense: God is holy. Holiness demands holiness. And He is consistent. He does not change the standard. He does not show partiality.

            Which is exactly what makes the next verse so staggering.

             

            "How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?" Hebrews 2:3

            If the old covenant, the law delivered through angels and prophets, demanded that level of accountability, what does neglecting the new covenant look like?

            The old covenant required perfect obedience and met every violation with just retribution. We could never keep it. That is the whole point. The law was given so we could see our sin and so our hearts could break for it, but within our own power we could never satisfy it.

            So God sent His Son.

            Jesus lived the life we could not live. He died the death we should have died. He satisfied the wrath of God on our behalf. And as Ephesians 1 tells us through His sacrifice we get to wear His righteousness. When God looks at us He does not see us as we are. He sees us through Jesus. He puts on His Jesus glasses and looks at us through the filter of His Son.

            That is the great salvation.

            And the question the author asks is not a condemning one . . . it is a rhetorical warning: if you have been given this and you neglect it, drift from it, ignore it, let it get buried under the noise of your Tuesday, how shall you escape the consequences of that drift?

            The answer is: you cannot.

            This is not meant to terrify us. It is meant to anchor us. You have been given something extraordinary. Pay much closer attention to it. Do not let it drift to the background of your life. Because the God who required holiness under the old covenant has given you His Son under the new one, and that gift is too significant to neglect.

             

            A PERSONAL WORD

            The last six weeks have been genuinely hard. And I will tell you honestly, I have had to fight to stay anchored. Not because I stopped believing. But because when life gets heavy it is so easy to go from doer to just hearer. From anchored to slowly drifting.

            What helped: sitting down to write the first letter for the seven letters club, before a single person had joined. The act of sitting down, picking up a pen, and writing with intention for someone else anchored me in a way I did not expect. I felt myself release things I had been carrying.

            That is why this club exists. That is why this podcast exists. That is why Hebrews 2:1 matters so much à pay much closer attention, lest you drift. This is not just a warning. It is an invitation to stay.

             

            COMING UP NEXT

            We are continuing through Hebrews chapter 2 in the next episode — there is so much more in this chapter and we are just getting started.

             

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            3 THINGS TO WALK AWAY WITH

            1. Drifting is not rebellion. It is distraction. You do not have to walk away from God to drift from Him. You just have to stop paying much closer attention. Life gets loud. The Word gets quiet. And before you know it you are miles from where you were supposed to be. The warning is not to terrify you . . . it is to anchor you.
            2. The anchor is Jesus Christ and staying anchored is an action. Drifting is accidental. Anchoring is intentional. It happens in the Word. In prayer. In community. In the practice of what you have heard . . .not just the hearing of it. When life gets hard is exactly when you need to hold on tighter, not let go.
            3. You have been given a great salvation . . . do not neglect it. Under the old covenant every transgression received a just retribution. Under the new covenant you get to wear the righteousness of Jesus. That is extraordinary. Too extraordinary to let drift to the background of your busy Tuesday. Pay much closer attention.

              4.  

              APPLICATION FOR ANCHORED WIVES AND MOMS

              The seasons when life is the loudest are the seasons when the Word needs to be the loudest too. Not because reading your Bible will make the hard thing go away. But because staying anchored to Jesus is what keeps you from drifting so far that you cannot find your way back.

              When the waves come, and they will, hold onto the anchor. Play Matthew 6 five times if you have to. Write a letter to a stranger. Open Hebrews. Do something that tethers you to what is true even when what you see in front of you is telling a different story.

              You are an anchored woman. Live like it.

               

              SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

              • Hebrews 2:1-3 ESV — the main passage
              • Hebrews 3 (referenced ahead) — do not harden your hearts as in the wilderness of Meribah
              • James 1:22 — be doers of the Word and not hearers only
              • Matthew 6 — referenced personally; do not be anxious
              • Acts 7:53 — the law delivered by angels
              • Deuteronomy 33:2 — angelic presence at the giving of the law
              • Ephesians 1 — wearing the righteousness of Christ
              • Isaiah 64:6 — our best is like filthy rags before God

                • RESOURCES MENTIONED

                • Logos Bible Software — used for all word studies and cross-referencing
                • Enduring Word Commentary by David Guzik (1996) — referenced for the word drift in the original Greek
                • The Bible Recap Plan — 365-day chronological Bible reading plan (link below)
                • The Seven Letters Club — snail mail, pen pal community for women | enrollment details at theologyandtestimony.com/the-7-letters-club
                • Episodes 14 and 15 — Hebrews Series Parts 1 and 2 — Hebrews 1:1-5
                • Previous episode — Hebrews 1:6-14 — Jesus is not an angel
                • Episode referenced on reading the Bible cover to cover

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                  30 min
                • ep 16. Heb 1:6-14 | What Angels Do and Why Jesus Never Says "I Am God"

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                  • The author of Hebrews is unknown but accepted as divinely inspired by the early church
                  • Written before the destruction of the temple in 70 AD
                  • Written to fellow believers — addressed as brethren and beloved
                  • Hebrews 1:1-5 established that Jesus is the radiance of God's glory, the exact imprint of His nature, superior to angels, and the begotten Son of God

                    • THE PASSAGE

                    Hebrews 1:1-14 ESV

                    "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son, today I have begotten you'? Or again, 'I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son'? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, 'Let all God's angels worship him.' Of the angels he says, 'He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.' But of the Son he says, 'Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.' And, 'You, Lord, 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 are the same, and your years will have no end.' And to which of the angels has he ever said, 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet'? Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?"

                    UNPACKING THE PASSAGE

                    Verse 6 — "Let all God's angels worship him."

                    Every time in Scripture that someone attempts to worship an angel, the angel immediately redirects that worship back to God. We see this clearly in Revelation 19:10, where John falls at an angel's feet to worship and the angel says: "You must not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God."

                    Now hold that thought — because what Jesus does is the direct opposite.

                    In Luke 19, during the triumphal entry, the people are crying out, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" The Pharisees tell Jesus to rebuke His disciples. And Jesus responds: "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out" (Luke 19:40).

                    He doesn't reject the worship. He receives it. And that matters more than we might initially realize. God is jealous for His glory. He does not share His worship. So for God to command the angels to worship His firstborn, and for Jesus to receive that worship without redirecting it — that tells us everything we need to know about who Jesus is.

                    A Note on Jesus Never Saying "I Am God"

                    Jesus never explicitly says word for word "I am God" in Scripture — and a lot of people use that as an argument against His deity. But what He does is actually so much more meaningful. He uses very specific language that the Jewish people — culturally rooted in the Torah, the synagogue, and centuries of prophetic expectation — would have understood immediately as a claim to be the Messiah, the Son of God.

                    When Jesus is in the synagogue in Nazareth and reads from Isaiah 61:1-3 — "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor..." — and then tells the congregation "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:16-21), He is making an unmistakable claim. Not the kind of claim that Roman emperors made when they called themselves gods. Something far more specific. Something that could only mean one thing to that particular people in that particular moment. And their reaction — "Is this not Joseph's son?" — tells us they understood exactly what He was saying.

                    Verse 7 — "He makes his angels winds and his ministers a flame of fire."

                    This is drawn from Psalm 104:4. The angels go where God directs them. They carry out His instructions. They serve at His command. Whatever their full role is here — and there's more to study — what's clear is that they are servants. Not the one on the throne.

                    Verses 8-9 — "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever."

                    Here the Father is addressing the Son directly and calling Him God. The throne is eternal. The scepter is one of uprightness and justice. And God the Father anoints the Son with the oil of gladness above all others. This is drawn from Psalm 45:6-7 and Isaiah 61:1 and 61:3 — passages written about the Messiah long before Jesus walked the earth.

                    Verses 10-12 — "They will perish, but you remain."

                    The heavens and the earth will wear out like a garment. They will be rolled up and changed. But Jesus — He remains. His years have no end. And not just that He won't end, but that He has no beginning. The angels have a beginning. Even the fallen angels, who will face an end, had a beginning. Jesus is eternal in both directions — before time, within time, and beyond it. That is what separates Him from every created being.

                    Verse 13 — "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool."

                    Never has this been said to any angel. Only to the Son. And what are those enemies? Death. Hell. The grave. Sin itself.

                    This connects directly to the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:8-9, where Satan takes Jesus to a high mountain, shows Him all the kingdoms of the world, and offers them to Him — if He will just bow down and worship. Here's what's easy to miss: Satan was offering Jesus a shortcut to His inheritance. He was saying, you don't have to go to the cross. Just worship me and I'll hand it all over.

                    But Psalm 2:7-8 tells us the inheritance was always going to come through the mission — through the cross, the resurrection, and the conquest of death, hell, and the grave. Satan wasn't offering Jesus something he couldn't have. He was offering him a way around what it would cost to get it.

                    Jesus' response? "Be gone, Satan, for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve'" (Matthew 4:10).

                    He knew the mission. He stayed on it. And Philippians 2:5-11 tells us why:

                    "Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant... he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow..."

                    He accomplished the mission. He made His enemies His footstool. Death, hell, and the grave — conquered. The nations — redeemed.

                    Verse 14 — "Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve?"

                    So what are the angels for? They are ministering spirits — sent out to serve those who are to inherit salvation. That includes you. Psalm 34:7 tells us the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and watches over them. They protect us. They minister to us. They fight for us. They are not God, but they are very much at work on our behalf — according to the will and direction of God.

                    3 THINGS TO WALK AWAY WITH

                    1. Jesus receives worship — and that is the point.

                    Angels redirect worship. Jesus receives it. God does not share His glory, which means when He commands the angels to worship His Son, He is declaring exactly who His Son is.

                    2. Jesus is eternal in both directions.

                    It's not just that He will never end — it's that He never began. The heavens and earth will pass away. He will remain. That is what separates Him from every angel and every created thing.

                    3. The angels are on assignment for you.

                    They are ministering spirits sent to serve those who inherit salvation. You are not alone — even when it feels that way. Trust God's plan for how and when they show up.

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                    APPLICATION FOR BUSY WIVES & MOMS

                    You are not fighting your battles alone. The same God who commands angels to worship His Son has those same angels sent out to minister to you — a daughter who is inheriting salvation. In the middle of the hard week, the hard marriage season, the hard motherhood moment — He sees you. He knows where you are. And He has not left you without help.

                    Trust Him. Even when it feels like nothing and no one is showing up. He is working in ways you cannot see.

                     

                    SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

                    • Hebrews 1:1-14 ESV — the full passage
                    • Revelation 19:10 — John falls to worship an angel; the angel redirects him
                    • Luke 19:37-40 — the triumphal entry; Jesus receives worship
                    • Luke 4:16-21 — Jesus reads Isaiah 61 in the synagogue
                    • Isaiah 61:1-3 — the passage Jesus reads; anointed to proclaim good news
                    • Psalm 104:4 — angels as winds and ministers as flames of fire
                    • Psalm 45:6-7 — "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever"
                    • Psalm 2:7-8 — "You are my Son... ask of me and I will give you the nations"
                    • Psalm 34:7 — the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him
                    • Matthew 4:8-11 — Satan tempts Jesus with the kingdoms of the world
                    • Philippians 2:5-11 — Christ emptied Himself, humbled Himself to the cross; exalted above every name
                    • 2 Samuel 7:14 — "I will be to him a father and he shall be to me a son"
                    • Psalm 89:26 — echoed in the language of sonship

                      • RESOURCES MENTIONED

                      • Logos Bible Software — used for word studies and cross-referencing
                      • theologyandtestimony.com — the new podcast hub; find all episodes, community, and downloads
                      • Episode 14 & Episode 15 — Hebrews Series Parts 1 & 2 — context, authorship, and Hebrews 1:1-5
                      • Episode 8 — Who Wrote the Bible?
                      • 📥 Episode 3 Companion Postcard 

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                        Head over to theologyandtestimony.com and drop something in the community chat — I would love to hear what landed for you in this episode. What's one thing you're walking away with that you didn't know before? And if this study has been blessing you, share it with a friend who needs to go deeper in the Word. Reviews help this show reach more busy wives and mamas who need it. 🤍

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                        This is Miki with In Case I Forget — theology and testimony for busy wives and moms. Next week we're moving into Hebrews chapter two. I'll catch you there. Peace. ✌🏽

                        35 min
                      • ep. 15 - Hebrews 1:3-5 | The Radiance of God and Why Jesus Is Not an Angel

                        EPISODE OVERVIEW

                        We're back in Hebrews and picking up right where we left off. This week we're in verses 3 through 5 — and y'all, there is so much gold packed into just these three verses. We're talking about what it means that Jesus is the radiance of God's glory, how His sacrifice made purification for our sins, why it matters that He sat down at the right hand of the Father, and why Jesus is absolutely not an angel. If anyone has ever tried to tell you otherwise, this episode is your answer. Grab your Bible and let's get into it.

                        QUICK RECAP FROM EPISODE 1

                        (New here? Go back and listen to Episode 14 first!)

                        • We don't know who wrote Hebrews, but the early church accepted it as divinely inspired Word of God
                        • It was written before the destruction of the temple in 70 AD
                        • It was written to fellow believers — addressed as brethren and beloved
                        • The purpose: to give believers a solid doctrinal foundation so we're not tossed around by every wind of teaching

                          • THE PASSAGE

                          Hebrews 1:1-5 ESV

                          "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son, today I have begotten you'? Or again, 'I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son'?"

                          UNPACKING THE PASSAGE

                          "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature." — Hebrews 1:3

                          Think about the sun for a second. We can't look directly at it without it hurting our eyes. We can't get close enough to touch it without being consumed by it. And yet because of the light it gives off, we can see everything. The Bible calls God a consuming fire — holy, unapproachable in His fullness. In the same way we can't look directly at the sun, we can't look directly at God.

                          But He gave us His radiance.

                          Jesus is the radiance of God's glory — the light that allows us to see the Father. And when one of His disciples asked Jesus to show them the Father, Jesus responded: "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). He is the exact imprint of God's nature. Not a copy, not a lesser version — the exact imprint.

                          The sun parallel also gives us a beautiful picture of the Trinity:

                          • The sun itself — God the Father, holy and unapproachable in His fullness
                          • The light the sun gives off — Jesus, the radiance of God's glory, by whom we see everything clearly
                          • The heat and warmth — the Holy Spirit, doing what only He can do: causing growth, bringing renewal, providing warmth, walking us through seasons

                            • And speaking of seasons — spring brings new growth, summer things flourish, fall the dead things fall away (old theology, old habits, old ways of thinking God needs to uproot), and winter brings that holy stillness where God quiets everything down so He can get our attention. Every season has purpose.

                            "He upholds the universe by the word of his power." — Hebrews 1:3

                            This is echoed directly in Colossians 1:15-17 — all things were created through Him and for Him, and in Him all things hold together. And here's something that just wrecked me when I first learned it:

                            There is a protein called the cell adhesion molecule (CAM) — part of an interlocking structural network called the extracellular matrix — that literally holds cells together. When you look at a picture of it, it is shaped like a cross. Y'all. The very thing that holds creation together at a cellular level is shaped like a cross. That is the intentionality of God woven into creation itself. Creation points back to its Creator.

                            "After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." — Hebrews 1:3

                            Think about how olive oil is made. Olives are stacked in layers in wide circular baskets and pressed down by levers until the pure oil is squeezed out. The impurities can't pass through — only the pure oil makes it. Extra virgin. Refined. Unstained.

                            Jesus was pressed down for us. He went through that process so that when the Father looks at us, He doesn't see our sin — He sees us through the purification that His Son made. As Psalm 64 (Isaiah 64:6) reminds us, our best is like filthy rags before a holy God. We could never do enough on our own. But Christ did what we couldn't.

                            And then — He sat down.

                            You sit down when the work is finished. The right hand has always been a position of honor, status, and authority. Even the disciples understood this — James and John tried to quietly secure the seats at Jesus' right and left hand in the kingdom (Mark 10:35-37). Jesus told them they didn't know what they were asking. But the right hand of the Father? That was always appointed for the Son. The work is done. It is finished. He sat down.

                            "Having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs." — Hebrews 1:4

                            For anyone who has ever been told that Jesus is an angel — or even just a prophet — this verse is the answer. Point blank. Full stop. He is not an angel. He is superior to the angels. The angels serve Christ.

                            "For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son, today I have begotten you'?" — Hebrews 1:5

                            This is a quote from Psalm 2:7, which is a Messianic psalm — written about the coming Christ. And that word begotten is key. According to the original language, begotten literally means a child who shares the same nature as his father. Humans produce humans. God begets God. Jesus was not created — He proceeds from the same nature as the Father. That's what begotten means.

                            This is also why the Nicene Creed matters so much. It was written in direct response to Arianism — the false teaching that Jesus was not equal to God, that He was a separate and lesser being. Scripture does not support that. Hebrews does not support that. God begets God. Jesus is God.

                            The second half of verse 5 — "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son" — is drawn from Psalm 89:26 and 2 Samuel 7:14, further establishing that this language of Son was always appointed for Jesus and no one else.

                            3 THINGS TO WALK AWAY WITH

                            1. Jesus is the radiance of God's glory and the exact imprint of His nature. The second person of the Trinity is fully God in essence. Don't let anyone bring you a doctrine that says otherwise. When you see Jesus, you see the Father.

                            2. The work is finished — and He sat down. Jesus made purification for our sins and then sat down at the right hand of the Father. There is nothing left to add to what He accomplished. It is done.

                            3. Jesus is not an angel — He is the begotten Son of God. Begotten means He shares the same nature as the Father. God begets God. He is superior to every created being, angels included, and He has inherited a name more excellent than all of them.

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                            APPLICATION FOR BUSY WIVES & MOMS

                            You are not trying to earn access to a God who is far off and unapproachable. Jesus — the exact imprint of the Father's nature — came to you. He was pressed down so you could be purified. He sat down so you could rest. You don't have to perform. You don't have to be enough. The work is already finished.

                            Walk through today like a woman who knows that.

                            RESOURCES MENTIONED

                            • Logos Bible Software — used for word studies and cross-referencing
                            • The Nicene Creed — early church doctrinal statement on the nature of Christ
                            • Commentary on Arianism and the council of Nicaea
                            • Episode 14 (Episode 1 of the Hebrews series) — context, authorship, and Hebrews 1:1-2
                            • Episode 8 — Who Wrote the Bible?

                              • SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

                              • Hebrews 1:1-5 ESV — the main passage
                              • John 14:9 — "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father"
                              • Colossians 1:15-17 ESV — all things created through Him and for Him; in Him all things hold together
                              • 1 Peter 2:9 — called out of darkness into His marvelous light
                              • Isaiah 64:6 — our righteousness is like filthy rags
                              • Psalm 2:7 — "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"
                              • Psalm 89:26 — "I will be to him a father"
                              • 2 Samuel 7:14 — "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"
                              • Mark 10:35-37 — James and John ask for the right and left hand of Jesus
                              • Deuteronomy 4:24 / Hebrews 12:29 — God as a consuming fire

                                • LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING

                                What's one thing from today's study you didn't know before? Drop it in the comments — I genuinely want to hear it! And if this episode blessed you, share it with a friend who needs to go deeper in the Word. Reviews help this show reach more busy wives and mamas who need it. 🤍

                                Have a testimony to share? Send me an overview at [email protected] and let's get you on the show.

                                This is Miki with In Case I Forget — theology and testimony for busy wives and moms. I'll catch you next Friday. Peace. ✌🏽

                                29 min
                              • ep. 14 - Hebrews 1:1-2 | Who Wrote Hebrews, Why It Matters, and What God Is Saying to You Right Now

                                A Study Through the Book of Hebrews | Episode 1

                                 

                                EPISODE OVERVIEW

                                We are officially diving into the book of Hebrews together and y'all, I am so excited about this series. In this first episode we're laying the groundwork — who wrote Hebrews, who it was written to, when it was written, and why it matters for us today. Then we jump right into Hebrews 1:1-2 and start unpacking what it means that God has spoken to us through His Son. Whether you're knee deep in laundry or cooking dinner, pull up a chair — this one is for you.

                                BACKGROUND: WHO WROTE THE BOOK OF HEBREWS?

                                Here's the honest answer: we don't know — and we probably won't know until we get to heaven. The author never identified themselves in the text, which makes Hebrews unique among the New Testament letters. Traditionally, many people (myself included, up until recently) have assumed Paul wrote it. But scholars have found some interesting clues that complicate that assumption.

                                According to commentary by Dr. Malcolm B. Yarnell III of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary:

                                • The author was a second-generation Christian — meaning he received the gospel from those who heard Jesus directly, not from Jesus Himself. Paul, on the other hand, claimed his gospel was revealed to him directly by the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:8; Galatians 1:12), which makes it unlikely Paul was the author.
                                • The author refers to Timothy as "our brother" (Hebrews 13:23) rather than "a true son in the faith" — which is how Paul consistently referred to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2).

                                  • Other possible authors scholars have suggested include Luke, Apollos, and Barnabas. At the end of the day, what matters most is that the early church accepted Hebrews as divinely inspired Word of God — and when you walk through it, you'll see why.

                                  WHO WAS IT WRITTEN TO?

                                  The recipients are addressed as "brethren" and "beloved" — language used for fellow believers in Christ. Scholars have proposed a few different theories about the specific audience:

                                  • A breakaway house church that had separated from the main congregation
                                  • Former Jewish priests who had converted to Christianity and were considering returning to certain Jewish practices to avoid persecution
                                  • A mixed group of Jewish and Gentile Christians who all revered the Old Testament as Scripture

                                    • WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN?

                                    The book was likely written between 64–68 AD — before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Here's why that timing matters: the destruction of the temple in 70 AD was something Jesus Himself had prophesied (Matthew 24), and it marked the definitive end of the old covenant system of sacrifices. The fact that Hebrews doesn't mention this event as having already happened suggests it was written before it occurred. This also lines up with the reign of Nero, who was actively persecuting the church during this period.

                                    THE PURPOSE OF HEBREWS

                                    Hebrews was written to anchor believers in sound doctrine so they wouldn't be tossed around by every wind of teaching. Specifically it addresses:

                                    • Jesus is God — His deity, His nature, and why that changes everything
                                    • The old covenant was not sufficient — it was always pointing to Jesus as its fulfillment
                                    • What it truly means to be a Christian
                                    • What biblical faith actually looks like — not a feeling, but a foundation

                                      • THE PASSAGE

                                      Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV

                                      "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world."

                                      UNPACKING THE PASSAGE

                                      "Long ago, at many times and in many ways..."

                                      For the original audience reading this in the mid-60s AD, long ago was literally long ago. God had spoken through the prophets for thousands of years — and then went silent for 400 years between Malachi and the birth of Jesus. No major or minor prophet. No national word from God to Israel. Just silence.

                                      And yet even in that silence, the prophets had already done their work. From the very first messianic prophecy in Genesis 3:15 — where God tells the serpent that the offspring of the woman will crush his head — all the way through Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, Daniel, and every prophet in between, God was painting a picture of the One who was coming. That's how the Jewish people knew to look for a Messiah at all.

                                      A few examples of how God spoke "at many times and in many ways":

                                      • Daniel — prophesying to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, outside of Israel entirely
                                      • Jonah — sent to Nineveh, where the people repented, put on sackcloth and ashes, and turned to God

                                        • "But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son..."

                                        We've been living in the last days since Jesus ascended to heaven. This isn't a reference to a specific future moment — it's a reference to this entire age we're currently in, the age of the church, before Jesus returns. God is outside of time entirely. A day is like a thousand years to Him (2 Peter 3:8). So "these last days" really means this last age — and in it, God speaks to us through His Son and through the completed Word of Scripture.

                                        "Whom he appointed the heir of all things..."

                                        This isn't saying Jesus had to earn His position as heir. He wasn't appointed because He worked His way up. He is the heir because He is the begotten Son of God. In Jewish culture, the firstborn inherited everything — the land, the animals, the possessions. We see the weight of this in the story of Jacob and Esau, where Esau was so devastated by losing his blessing to Jacob that he was willing to kill his own brother over it (Genesis 27). That's how much inheritance mattered.

                                        Now take that understanding into the New Testament: Jesus is the firstborn of many brothers and sisters (Romans 8:29). He is the heir of all things — and He shares that inheritance with us. New body. New Jerusalem. New heavens and new earth. All of it.

                                        "Through whom also he created the world..."

                                        This one is echoed beautifully in Colossians:

                                        "For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." — Colossians 1:16-17 ESV

                                        The one by whom God speaks today is the same one through whom everything was created. That's who we're studying in this book.

                                        COMING UP NEXT WEEK

                                        Next week we're diving into Hebrews 1:3-4 — the radiance of God's glory, how Jesus made purification for sins, and why He is superior to angels. There's some really solid apologetics coming, so don't miss it.

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                                        APPLICATION FOR BUSY WIVES & MOMS

                                        You don't need a prophet to bring you a word. You don't need to wait for Sunday morning to access God. You have the completed Word of God and the Holy Spirit living inside of you — and that means you have direct access to the Father right now, in the middle of the carpool line, in the middle of the hard marriage season, in the middle of the exhausting Tuesday.

                                        Live like a daughter who actually believes that.

                                        CLOSING PRAYER

                                        Lord, I thank You for who You are. You are good and Your mercy endures forever. For every woman listening to this study, I pray that this Word would settle so deeply in her heart that she would live like someone who no longer has to wait for a prophet, who no longer has to go through another person to get to You because You have spoken through Your Son and we have direct access to You. Let that become so real in us that we are not moved by fear, not moved by the stress and distractions of this world, but anchored in the truth that we are daughters with access to the King. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit that helps us study and understand Your Word. We bless Your holy name. In Jesus' name. Amen.

                                        SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

                                        • Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV — "Long ago, at many times and in many ways..."
                                        • Hebrews 13:23 — Timothy referred to as "our brother"
                                        • 1 Corinthians 15:8 — Paul's direct revelation of the gospel
                                        • Galatians 1:12 — Paul's gospel received directly from the Lord
                                        • 1 Timothy 1:2 — Timothy called "a true son in the faith"
                                        • Jeremiah 31:31 — God's promise of a new covenant
                                        • Genesis 3:15 — The first messianic prophecy (the protoevangelium)
                                        • Genesis 27 — Jacob, Esau, and the stolen blessing
                                        • Matthew 24 — Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and the end of the age
                                        • Romans 8:29 — Jesus as the firstborn among many brothers
                                        • Colossians 1:16-17 ESV — All things created through Him and for Him
                                        • 2 Peter 3:8 — A day is like a thousand years to the Lord

                                          • RESOURCES REFERENCED

                                          • Logos Bible Software - used for study and cross-referencing translations
                                          • Commentary by Dr. Malcolm B. Yarnell III, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
                                          • Episode 8 - Who Wrote the Bible?  how we know Scripture is inspired, preserved, and accurate
                                          • 📥 Episode 1 Study Guide - [download link]

                                            • LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING

                                            What's one thing from today's study that you didn't know before or one question it stirred up in you? Drop it in the comments! And if this episode blessed you, share it with a friend who's been wanting to go deeper in the Word. Reviews help this show reach more busy wives and mamas who need it. 🤍

                                            Do you have a testimony you'd love to share on the podcast? Send me a quick overview at [email protected] and let's get you on the show.

                                            This is Miki with In Case I Forget — theology and testimony for busy wives and moms. I'll see you next Friday. Peace. ✌🏽

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                                          • New Series Alert: Walking Through the Book of Hebrews Together (TRAILER)

                                            Y'all, a new series is here and I am genuinely so excited about this one. We are walking through the book of Hebrews together — and whether you're feeling stuck in your faith, still figuring out who Jesus is, or you've known Him for years and just want to go deeper, this book has something for you. I've been camped out in Hebrews for the last two months and I just knew I had to bring you all along for it.

                                            What We'll Be Covering in This Series

                                            The book of Hebrews is pure gold, y'all. Here's just a taste of what we're going to dig into together:

                                            • Who is Jesus and why did He have to come? — If you've been wrestling with this question, Hebrews will meet you right there.
                                            • What does it actually mean to be a Christian? — Not just in title, but in practice and in truth.
                                            • What does it mean to have a biblical worldview? — Especially in a world that is becoming more and more secularized and postmodern by the day.
                                            • What is true faith as Scripture defines it? — Not the watered-down version, the real thing.
                                            • Jesus in the order of Melchizedek — Who is Melchizedek, why does it matter, and what does it tell us about Jesus as our eternal High Priest?
                                            • The old covenant vs. the new covenant — What changed when Jesus came, and what that means for how we worship and relate to God today.

                                              • What to Expect

                                              I'm not coming to you as someone who has Hebrews all figured out. I'm coming to you as someone who has been sitting in it, studying it, taking notes, and letting it do what God's Word does — change things from the inside out. My goal is to release a new episode every Friday, walking through whatever we're studying in Hebrews at the time. This is going to be real, it's going to go deep, and I want you right there with me.

                                              How to Jump In

                                              Subscribe so you don't miss a single episode when it drops on Fridays! And drop a comment below — tell me how excited you are, share a thought, or just drop a random word like Hebrews because she don't brew. I don't know, something. 😄 I just want to know you're here for it.

                                              Have a Testimony to Share?

                                              This podcast exists because of the stories God writes in our lives — and I want to hear yours. If you have a testimony you'd love to share, send me a quick overview at [email protected] and I would love to get you on the show. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony (Revelation 12:11) — so let's keep telling them. 🤍

                                              My name is Miki and this is In Case I Forget — a space for busy wives and moms who want to go deeper in the word while you're deep in your life. I'll catch y'all next Friday.

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                                            • ep 13 - God Flew Me 850 Miles For A Stranger - Here is What Happened

                                              Y'all, I recorded this one on my way home because I knew if I waited I'd lose the details — and this story is too good not to share while it's fresh. About three or four weeks ago, I took a trip to Kansas City, Missouri for a bridal fashion show with my flower business. And before I even left, God made it clear: I was going there for someone. This is the story of what happened when I actually showed up in faith, stayed off my phone, and kept my eyes open — and how God walked me right into a divine appointment on a tiny plane somewhere over North Carolina.

                                              The Setup: A Knowing Before I Left

                                              The Friday before my trip, I was cooking breakfast when I felt it — not just a feeling, but a knowing in my spirit that I was going to Kansas City for a specific person. I almost canceled the trip that night when I got some hard news. But when I brought it to my husband, he reminded me of what I had felt that morning. If God called me there for one person, there was no canceling. We were on one accord — and that was that.

                                              A few things made this trip extra stretching:

                                              • I hadn't been on a plane in eight years and I genuinely hate flying.
                                              • We hadn't been separated as a family in a long time, and I'd never left the kids before.
                                              • A massive rainstorm delayed my flight home and rerouted my connection.

                                                • But God had it all planned out — including the delay.

                                                The Whole Weekend: Watching and Waiting

                                                The entire trip I was watching. Praying. Making eye contact with strangers. I spent less time on my phone than I ever have. I just knew God sent me there for someone, and I was not about to miss it. But the whole weekend passed and I still hadn't found the person.

                                                Then Monday came. Rain like I'd never seen driving to the airport. My early flight got pushed back two hours, which bumped my connection — and that's exactly what put me on the right plane at the right time.

                                                The Divine Appointment: A Retired Golf Pro Named Keith

                                                I end up on this tiny three-row plane — the kind where you can basically touch both walls if you stretch out. No one's sitting next to me at first, and then a mix-up with seats puts a 62-year-old man named Keith right next to me. Like, right next to me. Inches apart.

                                                I started asking him questions. Found out he's retiring next year after 31 years as a golf pro, wants to spend his retirement fishing, and has recently gotten really into history — specifically the Revolutionary War.

                                                We ended up talking about my parents' organization, Hope for Bethesda, and their 21 years of mission work in La Gonâve, Haiti. I shared the miracle story of how my mom had a specific dream about where to dig for water on the Bethesda campus — and how after two days of digging, they cracked a reservoir that ended up drawing over a thousand people from the surrounding area to come see fresh water for the first time. When I finished the story, Keith looked at me and said, "That sounds like a miracle."

                                                And I said, "It doesn't sound like one. It is one."

                                                That was the moment. That was the knowing. Keith was who God sent me for.

                                                The Conversation That Opened the Door

                                                I asked Keith if he considered himself a man of faith. He said he believed there was a God, knew God wanted to be involved in our lives — but there were just some things he couldn't reconcile. So I asked him: "If there was one thing keeping you from fully submitting yourself to God, what would it be?"

                                                His answer surprised me: prayer. He'd seen too many people pray hard for something and not get an answer. He didn't understand when God says yes and when He doesn't.

                                                So I asked if I could share three things with him — and he said absolutely.

                                                Three Things I Shared With Keith

                                                1. The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego — Daniel 3 Three Hebrew boys in Babylonian captivity who refused to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar's false god, even knowing they'd be thrown into a furnace heated seven times hotter than normal. Their answer to the king: "Our God is able to save us — but even if He doesn't, we still won't bow." They got thrown in. The soldiers who brought them in died from the heat. And when the king looked through the window, there weren't three men in the fire. There were four — and one looked like the Son of God. They walked out without even the smell of smoke on them.

                                                2. Isaiah 55:8-9 — God's ways are not our ways At 20,000 feet in the air, you can see so much more than you can standing right in front of a building. God's vantage point is infinitely higher than ours. What we think is the best answer sometimes isn't — and He, as a good Father, knows how to answer our prayers and when not to.

                                                3. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane — Luke 22:42 Jesus Himself prayed, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me." Not because of the physical pain — but because for the first time in His entire existence, He was about to be separated from the Father. And even in that anguish, He ended with: "Nevertheless, not my will but Yours be done." If Jesus modeled that kind of surrendered prayer, we can trust that unanswered prayers aren't silence — they're sovereignty.

                                                I wrapped it up with a real and personal one: my sister's son who was born at 23 weeks and passed away on day 31 after we prayed hard for his survival. And how even in that devastation, God used it to draw my sister back to Himself and make His presence more undeniable than ever. Sometimes God's answer is no — and He's still good.

                                                The Challenge I Left Keith With

                                                Keith was visibly moved. He asked for the name of my parents' organization and I watched him email it to someone right there on the plane. Before we landed I challenged him: when you get home from your vacation, read the book of John. He said yes.

                                                And I told him — I felt it so strongly on Friday that I was coming to Kansas City for someone. "I'm really confident that person is you."

                                                He said, "You know what? I think it is too."

                                                The Parachute Analogy (Credit: Ray Comfort)

                                                We're all on a crashing airplane — the airplane of life. Every one of us has an appointment with death. And someone hands you a parachute — Jesus Christ — and you say, "No thanks, I'm a good person. I'll save myself." That's the equivalent of flapping your wings on a crashing plane. We are all broken, fallen, and separated from God because of sin. God is holy and He requires holiness. We can't meet that standard on our own — but Jesus, the eternal High Priest who needed no atonement for Himself, lived the sinless life we couldn't live, died the death we deserved, and rose again proving He is exactly who He said He is. All we have to do is place our faith in Him.

                                                The Takeaway

                                                If you are looking for God, He will make Himself known. If you want to participate in what He's doing, show up, stay sensitive, put the phone down, and watch. He is always at work — and He will walk you right into it.

                                                Scriptures Referenced

                                                • Daniel 3 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace
                                                • Isaiah 55:8-9 — "My ways are not your ways, my thoughts are not your thoughts"
                                                • Luke 22:42 — Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane
                                                • Revelation 12:11 — we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony

                                                  • Resources Mentioned

                                                  • Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby & Claude King
                                                  • Hope for Bethesda — Miki's parents' mission organization based in Orange Park, FL, serving La Gonâve, Haiti 
                                                  • Ray Comfort — evangelist, the parachute analogy
                                                  • Episode 8 — Who Wrote the Bible?

                                                    • Share Your Testimony!

                                                    Do you have a testimony you'd love to share? Send Miki an overview at [email protected] and she would love to have you on the show. Drop a comment, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. God is always at work — and so is this podcast. 🤍

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                                                  If you are anything like me, it does not take much to forget God's faithfulness and His goodness. Between social media distractions and life's everyday dose of hardships, I am fighting for my life trying to hold on tight to the hem of Jesus. Don't think I've got it all together. I don't. But that's why I'm inviting you into this space with me for on-point and on-time biblical truths to help us anchor when life would have us burn out and drift. This is in case i forget. I am your host Miki. Let's get to it.