So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief

But by the grace of God I am what I am and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain but I laboured more abundantly than they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me

Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself Do you remember the Scripture that says ldquo Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree rdquo That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the cross He became a curse and at the same time dissolved the curse And now because of that the air is cleared and we can see that Abraham rsquo s blessing is present and available for non-Jews too We are all able to receive God rsquo s life his Spirit in and with us by believing mdash just the way Abraham received it

Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground I will pour my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine offspring And they shall spring up as among the grass as willows by the water courses One shall say I am the Lord 039 s and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord and surname himself by the name of Israel

And the Lord said unto Moses Wherefore criest thou unto me speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward

And he came thither unto a cave and lodged there and behold the word of the Lord came to him and he said unto him What doest thou here Elijah

My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand My Father which gave them me is greater than all and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father 039 s hand I and my Father are one

You crown the year with a bountiful harvest even the hard pathways overflow with abundance

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me beside the still waters He restoreth my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name 039 s sake Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff they comfort me Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies thou anointest my head with oil my cup runneth over Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever