Be patient, therefore, Brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
James 5:7-8 Read More…

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
James 4:13-15 Read More…

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James 3:18

For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!
Luke 2:14 Read More…

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which He has promised to those who love Him?
James 2:5 Read More…

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
James 1:1 Read More…

Through Him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:15-16 Read More…

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the Eternal Covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 Read More…

…let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Read More…

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Hebrews 11:24-26 Read More…

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen…
Hebrews 11:1 Read More…

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His flesh, and since we have a great Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith…
Hebrews 10:19-22 Read More…

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for Him.
Hebrews 9:27-28 Read More…

He is the mediator of a New Covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first Covenant.
Hebrews 9:15 Read More…

But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect Tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) He entered once for all into the Holy Places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Hebrews 9:11-12 Read More…

And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.
Hebrews 8:11-12 Read More…

For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a High Priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26 Read More…

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Hebrews 6:1-2 Read More…

You need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
Hebrews 5:12 Read More…

In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to Him who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. And being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him…
Hebrews 5:7-9 Read More…

For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son…
Hebrews 3:3, 5-6 Read More…

For because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18 Read More…

Therefore He had to be made like His brothers in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 2:17 Read More…

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
Hebrews 2:14-15

The Lord Jesus took on flesh and blood in order to destroy the devil’s hold on us. By suffering death Himself and then rising from the dead, He broke the power of death. By offering Himself as the atoning sacrifice He is able to offer forgiveness and freedom from the condemnation that we rightly deserve.

The devil’s grip is broken. Once you receive God’s forgiveness all the devil’s claims and  accusations become meaningless.

When the enemy says, “Ha, ha! I’ve got you, you’re mine!” You can say, “Nope, you don’t, and I’m not, because Jesus died for me.”

That doesn’t mean he won’t try; the devil always was a liar. But the truth is as solid as the word that upholds the universe: in Jesus, you’re forgiven and free.

Lord Jesus, thank You for taking on my human nature so that I can be free. Help me now to walk in my new freedom: free from guilt and condemnation, free from the enslaving power of sin, and free from the fear of death. Amen!

Pastor Dan Giles

But we see Him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.”
Hebrews 2:9 Read More…

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Hebrews 1:14 Read More…

Of the angels He says, "He makes His angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire."
But of the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.”
Hebrews 1:7-8 Read More…

He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You’?
Or again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son"? And again, when He brings the Firstborn into the world, He says, ‘Let all God's angels worship Him.’"
Hebrews 1:3-6 Read More…

He upholds the universe by the Word of His power. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…
Hebrews 1:3 Read More…

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed the Heir of all things, through whom also He created the world.
Hebrews 1:1-2 Read More…

I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
Philemon 1:7 Read More…

We ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us…
Titus 3:3-5 Read More…

To the pure, all things are pure,
Titus 1:15 Read More…

Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.
2 Timothy 4:14-15 Read More…

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
2 Timothy 2:14 Read More…

Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
1 Timothy 4:16 Read More…

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 3:16 Read More…