February 14, 2022

“God is the hero of the story and the theme of the book, and so the first question we ask of every passage ought to be this: ‘What does this tell me about God?’” — Alistair Begg

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: … a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1, 3

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One of life’s toughest lessons is that hardship, trouble, and pain often only make sense in the rearview mirror, when they are behind us—and admittedly not always even then. Such seeming futility may cause us to end up uttering the same words as the Preacher in Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (1:2).

Of the titles given to Jesus, “Priest” is the only one that has virtually an entire book of the New Testament devoted to explaining it—the letter to the Hebrews. The author of Hebrews is anonymous, but his message is clear: in the face of life’s difficulties, he encourages his readers, including us, to “consider Jesus” (3:1), to be “looking to Jesus” (12:2), and especially to see Him as our Great High Priest.

“It is a very awareness of our insignificance that may prove to be the pathway to significance. In Christian living and ministry, the way to up is down.” — Alistair Begg

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The second half of the prophecy of Isaiah is set against the dark backcloth of God’s judgment on His people and their exile in Babylon. Slowly, out of the shadow lands, a figure appears. He is described by God as “my servant,” and his presence dominates a series of poetic passages known collectively as the “Servant Songs.”

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I have recently, for a variety of reasons, been thinking about the seventh verse of Hebrews chapter 13, which reads, “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” A couple chapters earlier, the writer gives a list of the names of “people of old” who “received their commendation” (11:2) because they lived trusting in God’s Word and promises. They serve as a “great cloud of witnesses” so as to encourage us to keep on looking to Jesus.

The well-known book The Pilgrim’s Progress written by Puritan writer John Bunyan as an allegory of the Christian life has been adapted and simplified for young children. Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey is a colorful picture book that retells the story of the main character, Christian, as he makes his journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Little Pilgrim visits many of the same places as Christian in the original story, including the Bog of Despair, Vanity Fair, and Doubting Castle, to name a few. He also encounters many of the same characters and diversions.

When we look at the life of Jesus, we may wonder at the great variety of ways in which He interacted with others. He conversed with them. He broke bread with them. He confronted them. He healed them. He even attended parties with them. In fact, it is a testament to Jesus’ very humanity that His comings and goings among everyday people seem, in both their breadth and their depth, to so closely resemble our own.

“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16

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