The author to the Hebrews writes with a broken heart over their complacency which breeds immaturity. Followers of Jesus are called to pursue faithfulness and maturity within the specific seasons they journey through in the Christian life.

Just as every high priest is appointed to offer sacrifices for atonement as well as sympathize with God’s people, Jesus has become our true and better High Priest in these ways. As our perfect High Priest, He provides eternal mediation and salvation for God’s people and sympathizes with their weakness having embraced weakness Himself during the days of flesh.

Jesus is the true and better high priest. He is able to sympathize with us in our weakness–as He too was tempted and endured much pain and heartache during his time on earth. Unlike us however, is the reality that Jesus endured these temptations and heartache, but did so without sin! Because of this, he is now the perfect representative for us before the Father. Praise God then, that we can now approach the Father with confidence–knowing that the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.

The Holy Spirit has come and fills followers of Jesus to empower them to witness to the world about the marvelous power of the gospel.

Jesus’ invitation is to experience the abundant life found only in following Him and participating in the grand purpose of His mission. We get to take up this invitation together as we embrace gospel-centered, extravagant hospitality, fearless generosity, and daring mission.

Sabbath rest is God’s invitation to His people to live into the freeing rhythm of working hard and resting well. Ultimately, Jesus is our true and better rest who is able to meet our weary hearts as we draw near to Him together in community.

This Local Mission Sunday, we remind ourselves that as followers of Jesus, we are sent as exiles to carry and proclaim the message of reconciliation while serving the world with all that we have and are.

Our triune God gets all the glory in the salvation of His children. The Father is the adopter of His kids. Jesus is the author and finisher of their faith. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee and seal of those who believe the word of the gospel. Believers can rest in the assurance that they are perfectly loved and kept by the faithfulness of God, rather than their own faithfulness.

Jesus is continually drawing us closer. Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart. Instead, allow His spirit to kindly convict and guide you back as you look to His never-ending faithfulness. He is worthy of our trust. Beholding His past and His future, enables us to hold on to our original confidence firm to the end, and encourage others to do the same.

As holy siblings and citizens of heaven, our calling is to fixate the attention of our hearts on Jesus as the one greater and more glorious than anyone else, including Moses. Such consideration of Jesus fuels trusting Him no matter the cost.