Hebrews 11.17 -18 NLT It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son th...
Hebrews 11.12 NLT 'And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.' The writer to the Hebrews doesn’t b...
Hebrews 11.8 NLT 'It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.' Everything about Abraham’s life is amazing...
Hebrews 11.7 NLT 'It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before.' The account of Noah building an ark and saving his family together w...
Hebrews 11.1 NLT 'Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.' Many people seem to think of faith as being a rather weak, sentimental way of thinking and are inclined to say that they would rat...
Hebrews 10.36 NLT 'Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.' There is a wonderful prayer which runs, “O God, grant me the courage to change what I can,...
Hebrews 10.24-25 NLT 'Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing...
Hebrews 9.27-28 NLT 'And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people.' The quotation, “Nothing is certain but deat...
Hebrews 6.18-19 NLT 'We who have fled to God for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.' I suspect that if you spoke with most people about the futu...
Hebrews 6.1 NLT 'So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding.' If you saw a group of learned professors of mathematics earnestly talking about...
Hebrews 5.11 NLT 'There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen.' Ouch! The writer of Hebrews doesn’t pull his punches. He is frustrated ...
Hebrews 5.8-9 NLT 'Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.' The High...
Hebrews 4.16 NLT 'Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.' I have only spoken with the Queen on one occasion. I had attended a reception at Buc...
Hebrews 4.12 NLT 'For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.' If you thought that the Bible...
Hebrews 3.13 NLT 'You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.' I still vividly remember the warnings that my mother used to give me when I was a child. T...
