{"id":532,"date":"2007-11-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/wednesday-day-2.html"},"modified":"2007-11-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-27T00:00:00","slug":"wednesday-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/wednesday-day-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Something Better Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Nancy Guthrie’s guided journal “Hoping for Something Better,” which she based on her book of the same title<\/a> (Tyndale 2007).
\nNew journal entries will appear in your profile Monday-Saturday for 6 weeks. If you missed any so far, stay subscribed to this feed and you can begin when it starts over. Be sure to start your own journal within your Beliefnet profile or in a notebook to respond to Nancy’s prompts. <\/i>
\nDay 3<\/strong>
\nThere is something better than staying on the fringes of relationship with God. It is the intimacy and authenticity you have been longing for.<\/i>
\nThe great theological teachings in Hebrews are not just supposed to increase our theological knowledge; they are intended to serve as the basis for action. And the action the writer of Hebrews wants for his readers is to keep moving forward with God, toward God. He uses a combination of encouragement, instruction, and warning to prod us forward.
\nThroughout Hebrews, the writer encourages and instructs us with statements that begin with \u201cLet us . . .\u201d
\nEncouragement<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 be diligent to enter God\u2019s rest (4:11)
\n\u2022 cling to him and never stop trusting him (4:14, NLT)
\n\u2022 draw near to the throne of grace with confidence (4:16)
\n\u2022 press on to maturity (6:1)
\n\u2022 draw near to God (10:22)
\n\u2022 hold fast the confession of our hope (10:23)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Instruction<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 stimulate one another to love and good deeds (10:24)
\n\u2022 lay aside sin and legalism (12:1)
\n\u2022 run the race of faith (12:1)
\n\u2022 show gratitude to God (12:28)
\n\u2022 identify ourselves with the rejected Jesus (13:13)
\n\u2022 continually offer a sacrifice of praise (13:15)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Using phrases such as \u201cdo not\u201d or \u201csee to it that,\u201d he warns us against anything that will keep us from drawing near to God:
\nWarning<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 pay more attention so you don\u2019t drift away (2:1)
\n\u2022 don\u2019t neglect your salvation (2:3)
\n\u2022 don\u2019t harden your heart (3:8)
\n\u2022 see to it that none of you have an unbelieving heart (3:12)
\n\u2022 see to it that no one misses the grace of God (12:15)
\n\u2022 see that no one is sexually immoral or godless (12:16)
\n\u2022 don\u2019t refuse to listen to God speaking through Jesus (12:25)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which of these encouragements speak particularly to you?
\nWhich of these warnings do you need to heed more diligently?
\nWhich of them do you look forward to studying more closely so you can deepen your understanding and apply them to your own life?
\n–Nancy Guthrie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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