Hebrews 10 - Let's Do It

Hebrews 10:22-23 (The Message), "So let's do it—full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out. Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word."

Hebrews 10:22-23 (HCSB), "let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled [clean] from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."

I really like the way The Message presents this passage, "So, let's do it..."

When my second son was 2, he and his older brother received a nerf baskeball goal for Christmas. My oldest son, 3 at the time, didn't have any problem making baskets, but the 2-year old just couldn't do it. Finally, as we were cleaning up after lunch, we looked into the living room to see the 2-year-old push the goal next to the sofa. He then picked up the nerf basketball and put it on the sofa. He climbed up on the sofa, picked up the ball and walked over to the goal. Now looking down on the goal he shoved the ball through the net and said, "I can do it!"

We can do it too. We have a clena conscience provided by the purification of a loving savior. All we have to do is "hold on to the confession of hope without wavering." Christ promised that he would be with us always. That His sacrifice was enough. And, as our high priest, He is faithful to keep His word to us.

Take Refuge that we can go forth "full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out." God is with us, Christ is interceeding for us, we are loved and we can do it!