{"id":647,"date":"2007-12-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2007\/12\/wednesday-day-12.html"},"modified":"2007-12-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-08T00:00:00","slug":"wednesday-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2007\/12\/wednesday-day-12.html","title":{"rendered":"Something Better Day 13"},"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).
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\nDay 13<\/strong>
\nThere is something better than staying on the fringes of an intimate relationship with God. It is boldly approaching him knowing we are accepted because of Jesus.<\/i>
\nRead Hebrews 4:14-5:10.
\nWe\u2019re naturally skeptical of anyone who offers advice or assistance if they\u2019ve never been where we are. What alcoholic wants to take advice on how to handle walking past a liquor store from someone who has never had a drink? Who wants to trust a nurse who says, \u201cIt won\u2019t hurt a bit,\u201d if she has never had a shot?
\nIsn\u2019t it a relief to know that the one who represents us before God understands what it is like to live in this world?
\nAnd he invites us to draw near. We can draw near to God knowing we\u2019re wanted and welcome, not cowering in shame or wondering if we\u2019ll be rejected. We can draw near with confidence that we will be accepted and wanted and provided for.
\nWhat are six things the writer tells you about Jesus in 4:14-16? Tell how each one is meaningful to you.
\nAccording to 4:14-16, what specific things are we to do because we have such a high priest? What do these things mean to you in practical terms?
\nIn what specific area of your life do you sense a special need to \u201capproach the throne of grace\u201d? Based on this passage, how do you anticipate being received?
\n–Nancy Guthrie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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