The Dwelling Richly Podcast

You Are Not Enough...

... but there's good news!
From Hebrews chapter 10 you'll learn how to meet the three most significant needs every person has.
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Hebrews 19:32-39 {Lesson 10/Day 10}

When you think of recalling “former days” in your life, what comes to mind?
As I have shared before, I get nostalgic. I think of the simple days of my childhood – playing in the hills behind our home, making forts, riding bikes with friends...the romantic days of my first love, first date, first kiss. When I recall former days, I try not to relive or recount the bad stuff. But, that’s exactly what the author wants us to do, because the bad days are only bad if they don’t serve the kingdom. When our hardships serve God, we show our faith. We should look back and see difficult times and learn from them. We should then “be steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord, our labor is not in vain.” There are no wasted experiences for those who are in Christ because we look forward to an imperishable reward!

Hebrews 10:26-31 {Lesson 10/Day 9}

There’s no true joy in good news if you don’t understand the bad news, and the past couple of days in our study have really spelled out the bad. I want you to be informed and equipped...informed to know the truth and equipped to share it and
defend it. By walking through the passages in Romans today I hope you solidified your understanding of what it looks like to be saved and what you’re saved from and to. Once you have this knowledge you must act on it! You can see it; you can hear it; but if you don’t know it by living it out it’s of no use to you – even worse, you are guilty of exactly what the author has been warning against. You are risking the fall – the greatest fall...falling into the hands of the living God. As great as the Father’s love and mercy is for us, his judgment and vengeance will be as great. Make this the day that you live accordingly and share the good news of His love by helping others see the bad news of our sin and its consequences.

Hebrews 10:26-31 {Lesson 10/Day 8}

Remember that light and uplifting song, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands?” We sang those verses joyfully in Sunday School and around the fire at many camps. It’s a beautiful and biblical thought. God does have the whole world in his hands...from the “itty bitty baby to you and me, sister!” The same hands that hold and protect us in the world are the same hands in whom those who trample, profane, and outrage the Sprit of grace will find no happy campfire song moment. Rather, they will find that God is righteous and his righteousness allows for justice as well as mercy. While unwilling that any should perish, a day will come and is appointed for each, to face judgment. When that day comes, you’ll either face God with Jesus as your mediator or face Him on your own merits (Hint: they’ve already declared are as good as filthy rags.) So, don’t miss this truth, sister: time will pass. It may seem like forever, and some might think that God isn’t going to return after all, but no matter how long it takes, the Lord doesn’t count time like you do. That day will come, and it will sneak up on people like a thief. What we know will be gone. Everything, every decision, every action will be exposed and the truth will reveal who was truly a follower of Christ. Today, is the day to get right and see his hand beckon, “Come you who are blessed” or get left and see His hand point away, “Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire.”
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Hebrews 10:22-25 {Lesson 10/Day 7}

Is there a more clear summary of the Christian life than these three words: faith, hope, love? I don’t think so. In faith we draw near to God. That faith itself is a gift from God so we can thank Him for that. We wait in hope for His return and for all we need while we wait. The Psalmist wrote, “We wait in hope for the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice for we trust in Holy name.” (Ps. 33) Isn’t that exactly the life of a true believer? And finally, we love...we love one another and we love Him because He first loved us. We love him so we obey and trust. We love one another so we encourage one another to love and do good works. Do you see how our lives circle around these three? What a powerful reminder of the central focus of our life in Christ!
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Hebrews 10:19-25 {Lesson 10/Day 6}

Growing up, my best friend had a strict rule in her house. Every time I came over to spend the night she would remind me, “Don’t touch anything in that room. My mom will kill us!” She’d giggle, but still look serious as we slipped past their formal dining and living rooms. We didn’t have a fancy room like that in my home, so that room was always a mystery to me, and I would let my eyes linger over every fine and imported object as we walked slowly by. I liked the idea of really pretty and expensive furniture that could only be used by very special people on very special occasions, but I also was a little sad that we weren’t special enough to ever sit there...until one night. On my girlfriend’s 15th birthday party her mom let us sit in that fancy room! We were scared and careful and definitely in awe of the opportunity! The carpet was white, the area rugs were imported, the sofas were cream colored and ornately decorated. So, there was still no flopping on furniture or feet on the sofa, but we were in that most special of rooms, and it was quite a big deal. We chatted like country club members while we ate little treats in this special room, but when bedtime came, off we went to her upstairs bedroom, and that room was off limits again. Like the off-limits dining room, the Holy of Holies was only available once a year, and that room was reserved for only one person - the current high priest. But when Christ came, he opened the room wide open! Rather than giving us rules on how to behave ourselves with distant decorum in God’s presence He said, “Come! Enter with boldness and confidence! Draw near with full assurance! You’re clean! Bring a friend; let’s be here together!” Sister, if there’s a message that my heart wants you to know today, it is this, you are not enough...but Jesus is. Jesus has made you clean, holy, set apart – and because of His sacrifice, His strength is made perfect in your weakness...and His grace is sufficient for you! Live in that confidence and boldness today!
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Hebrews 10:15-18 {Lesson 10/Day 5}

I’m a very nostalgic person. I could spend too much time just thinking on how I imagine life was back then...and “then” could be back in the 1950s or 1850s for that matter. With all the advances of technology, there’s still something lovely about what I imagine was a simpler, slower-paced time. My daydreams are usually interrupted by my appreciation for modern conveniences like the flat iron, my Keurig, and medicine! The author seems personally invested in reminding us of a similar reality. The old is obsolete! The new has come. Don’t long for the “good ol’ days!” They weren’t good enough at all! What the old system could never do, the new has done – brought us complete forgiveness, total holiness, and personal relationship. Don’t go back. Don’t even spend a moment longing for those days. Hold fast. Press on. Don’t drift away...we have a better hope! “The old has gone...behold the new has come!” Praise God!
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Hebrews 10:11-14 {Lesson 10/Day 4}

“But wait! There’s more!” the late-night infomercial salesman shouts...How many times have you seen a flashy infomercial for a new product claiming that it’s so good that you’ll “never need to buy another one!” It’s such an exciting idea that people clamor to buy it and try it, but of course, with a rare exception, it never really quite works. Someday, somehow, that new thing is going to wear out, break apart, get dull, or lose its usefulness. The exact opposite is true in a spiritual sense for those who hold fast to Christ. What Christ has accomplished for us is a once and for all sure thing. We are not only cleansed from our sin, we are constantly being made holy – stain free. Nothing sticks except the righteousness of Jesus Christ. What we need to really grasp from this passage is that those who are friends of God are so because Christ mediated a better relationship so we could come near to Him. But wait, there’s more! We are not just sanctified as a once and done act, we’re constantly being sanctified because Jesus is always interceding for us. The next time you’re down and questioning your position in Christ, remember that no good works on your part made you holy, so no bad works can remove it. You are secure in Christ because of what he has done. You can set it and forget it!
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Hebrews 10:5-10 {Lesson 10/Day 3}

There’s no way to grasp how significant it is that we are made holy before God if we don’t grasp how desperately needy we are. We cannot truly love and be thankful to God if we don’t see our sin. This is what separated Saul from David. Saul wanted the external things to look good to others. David, who also did terrible things, truly wanted a clean heart before God. David was saved from his sin – Saul, perished in his. Today, you can be assured of your position of holiness before God not because of anything you have ever done or could ever do but because of the sacrifice of Jesus on your behalf. He has made you holy. That is a once and for all act. You cannot lose your salvation. You are assured of your position in Christ for eternity because of His perfect sacrifice for you.
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Hebrews 10:1-4 {Lesson 10/Day 2}

Think of how different things are for us who are in Christ! Because of Jesus we live in freedom! There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. It's freeing and joyful to know that our sins are forgiven. Robert Govett said, "He who is obliged to take a medicine to stay alive cannot be said to be cured." Isn’t that exactly how it was was under the Old Covenant? No removal of sin...instead they needed to keep taking the same medicine because they had only a reminder that they weren't cured. Jesus came and cured the sin problem. He has made it so that we are finally, fully, and fabulously free – “Finished.” That was the word Christ said and that is exactly what has happened – no need for ongoing reminders of our sin – It. Is. Finished. Thanks be to God!
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