4.3.2015 Good Friday Hebrews 6:1-20 The certainty of God’s
Promise
The crucifixion
God’s promise and oath to Abraham is
certain. As heirs of Abraham, those who trust in Christ Jesus share in the
blessing of life promised to Abraham. They experience unending stability and
security through the Son’s gracious access to the Father. If we doubt God’s
Word, we act as if God is a liar and miss the blessings that flow from a
trusting relationship with Him. As we trust God’s promises, we see that God
tells the truth, and we share in the blessings of eternal life.[2]
Today is the most somber of all Christian
days. It is Good Friday. How do we know
that the suffering and death of Christ is sufficient to give us clemency? How
do we know that Christ’s passion is enough? The writer to the Hebrews reminds
us that God guarantees His promise with an oath. He does this to make it
absolutely clear to His heirs, those who are to receive what He has promised,
that He will never change His mind. This hope that we have in Christ acts like
an anchor for our souls. It is strong and immovable. It reaches all the way
into the Inner Room behind the curtain where Jesus, our forerunner has already
gone to serve us.
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold
this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed,
and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who
now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen[3]
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