Hebrews 6- 08.11.22
SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 6:11-12 TPT
“But we long to see you passionately advance until the end and you find your hope fulfilled. So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.”
OBSERVATION:
We may not know who penned Hebrews, but what we do know is—this anonymous writer (THROUGH the Hand of God) had a passion for seeing believers be deeply rooted in Christ’s Love and HIS Love for others SO that they may be constantly maturing in their Faith.
UNDERSTANDING:
Passionately Advancing Until The End.
I remember when Desert Streams had a movement called “The Crazy Ones”. Larry and I had just come back to Desert Streams and I was having a conversation with Steve Burish who attended our Church at the time. He (among many) had made a video for the church movement “I am a Crazy One for Jesus” that shared his Passionate faith.—I remarked to Steve that I wanted to be “ALL out for Jesus” but was concerned that I might end up going “Too” far. Steve smiled and asked, “Why would that ever concern you?”
Almost eight years later…after having served on staff under Pastor Gary Khan where he would ask us each week “How have you been Jesus’ Hands and Feet in the community?”, having taken several DSU classes learning what it means to be a disciple from Pastor Levi AND a class with Robin where we went out weekly to the mall to pray for healing for strangers (and witnessed God’s miracles first hand), and almost three years of Prophetic classes with Justin Eaves where we were challenged to HEAR God and respond weekly to GO out and invite strangers into life changing encounters with God——I can definitively say that I am NOW—
a Passionately Advanced AND Advancing “Card Carrying” CRAZY One for Jesus!
How very Thankful AND Continually Thankful I am that God placed me and my husband here at Desert Streams!
LIFE APPLICATION:
SO…don’t allow your hearts to grow dull OR lose your enthusiasm, but FOLLOW the Example of those who FULLY received what God has Promised—
“No one has ever gazed upon the fullness of God’s splendor. But—IF we LOVE one another, God makes HIS permanent home IN us, and we make our permanent home IN him—and his love is brought to its FULL expression IN us.” (1 John 4:12 TPT)
Dearest LORD Jesus,
Thank YOU for Your LOVE. Thank YOU that LOVE is Your Number ONE Priority. YOU demonstrated Your Love for me by Laying down Your Life. Draw me deep and deeper into Your Love that I may be Firmly rooted. May Your Love be SO evident in my life that it shifts the atmosphere around me drawing others to you and bringing glory to your Name. Amen.
“Your Lives LIGHT Up the World. So don’t hide your light! Let it SHINE brightly before others, so that your commendable works will shine as light upon them, and then they will give their praise to your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14a, 16 TPT)
Tina L Kudelka