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February 22
Saturday


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BLAKE

READ:
Hebrews 10:19-25
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Let us consider one
another in order to
stir up love and good
works.
__Hebrews 10:24
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Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake of Jamaica made history when they finished first and second respectively in both the men's 100-meter race in the 2012 London Olympics. Despite their rivalry on the track, Bolt paid tribute to Blake as a training partner: "Over the years, yohan has made me a better athlete. he really pushed me and kept me on my toes." It's clear that the two spurred each other on to greatness on the track.

As believers in Christ, we have the privilege and responsibility of encouraging one another in our faith. The writer of Hebrews said, "Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works *Heb. 10:24).

The church is not just an institution or a mere social club. It is where we, who have been brought near to God and washed from sin, can help one another grow in Christlikeness. the purpose of meeting together as a corporate body is to exhort and encourage one another (vv.19-25).

No believer can function alone. To live as our Lord Jesus wants us to, we need the community of believers. As you meet with other believers, think of who you can come alongside and encourage by your words and actions to be more like the Christ we love and serve. __C. P> Hia

````````````````````````````````````Before our Father's throne````````````````````````````
```````````````````````````````````We pour our ardent prayers;```````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,```````````````````````
``````````````````````````````Our comforts and our cares. __Fawcett``````````````````````
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A healthy church is the best witness to a hurting world.

************************Today's Bible Reading __ Hebrews 10:19-25***********************

19 Therefore, brethren,
having boldness to enter the
Holiest by the blood of
Jesus, 20 by a new and living
way which He consecrated
for us, through the veil, that
is, His flesh, 21 and having a
High Priest over the house
of God, 22 let us draw near
with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience and our
bodies washed with pure
water. 23 Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope
without wavering, for He
who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider one
another in order to stir up
love and good works, 25 not
forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as is the
manner of some, but
exhorting one another, and
so much the more as you see
the Day approaching.

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In the early church, Jewish Christians (possibly in Rome ) were
being pressured to abandon Christianity and revert to Judaism.
The unnamed writer of Hebrews wrote to encourage his readers to
endure and persevere in the faith by affirming the superiority and
sufficiency of Christ through His person and position (Heb. 1-4)
and His work of propitiation (atoning sacrifice; chs. 5-10). He also
warned them against abandoning Christ (2:1-3; 3:7-15; 6:4-6; 10:26-
29). In today's passage, he affirms the completed work of Christ
on the cross (vv.19-21) and calls for three commitments based on
three confidences: "Let us draw near" __the confidence to come into
God's presence (v.22); "Let us hold fast"__the confidence in God's
promises (v.23); and "Let us consider one another" __the comfort
and encouragement of God's people (vv.24-25).