# 23 2020 Dev. Hebrews 13:5.6 Be an Example! Read all of Ch.13. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Heb. 13:5,6 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”[a] 6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?”[b]
The author of Hebrews makes his finals exhortations, he begins with the positive values of Christ: “Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” As followers of Jesus these are our values as well and they are a timely reminder for us in all we are experiencing right now.
He moves to what is able to destroy fellowship: sexual immorality and the love of money, two areas of life that are also destroying our communities today. He warns us against following false teaching that, still to this day, plague the church.
Instead he wants us to know that Jesus is faithful: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Our response should be as it was then: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Nothing happens unless God allows it, we do not need to fear or be worried, God is in control.
The author continues to show us that Jesus is the last and final sacrifice and that we are strengthen by His grace. Through Christ we continually offer sacrifices to God in whatever we do in the name of Jesus and in proclaiming His name. “Preach always, use words if necessary. “
“Now may the God of peace, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
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