December 21st - Day 355

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December 21st

The bible reading today is in Hebrews chapters 1-6.

60 years after the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ this letter to the believers on the western front of the spread of the gospel was received and accepted as worthy to be apart of the Biblical record.

The authorship of the letter is certainly God, but who he used to pen this scroll is still a mystery.

Many believe the author of Hebrews was Paul. Still, others thought it was Apollos. And still, others thought it was Clement of Rome, a disciple of Paul and Peter before their deaths. Imagine learning of Jesus at the feet of Peter and Paul. Well historians say that Clement, mentioned in Philippians, and who became the leader of the church in Rome, he was that person of that tutelage privilege.

So who penned Hebrews? I don't know. I want to lean toward Paul. All I really know for sure is that its message is from heaven for Jewish believers in Jesus, most likely in Rome.

The author writes...“Since we have a great high priest...The one who makes sacrifice for sinners...who has passed through the heavens, Not the Tabernacle...not the Temple made with human hands...but our high priest came from heaven...not an earthly high priest, but a heavenly one...Jesus, the Son of God, Not Aaron or any of the sons of Aaron...but Jesus, God the son, is our high priest who made the perfect sacrifice for our sins...So...let us hold fast our confession. Let us not be intimidated or made fearful and doubting...say it out loud...Jesus is Lord...our perfect high priest who makes the way for sinners to fellowship with God and worship Him...justified and sanctified unto God forever!

And we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, Our high priest was/is perfect...but he was and is human...and understands our temptations and our spiritual challenges in our flesh and blood. Who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Since we have a high priest who saves sinners like us through his perfect sacrifice, let us also be confident that he saves and “keeps” his own with abundant grace for every other need that we have on our journey from earth to heaven."