“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
— Hebrews 13:8 (ESV)
After soaring through some of the deepest theology in Scripture, Hebrews finishes with a surprisingly simple reminder: the Gospel must reach the ground. Our beliefs must shape our behavior. Doctrine becomes devotion. Worship becomes a life.
We love one another like family. We welcome strangers like honored guests. We remember those who suffer as if we were in chains beside them. We honor marriage and pursue purity. We loosen the grip money tries to have on our hearts and choose contentment instead. We imitate faithful spiritual leaders, and we keep our hands busy with good works and generosity.
All of this is what grace produces.
Following Jesus means we go where He is — even when the route leads “outside the camp.” We choose Christ over popularity, obedience over comfort, reproach over applause. The world may lift an eyebrow at that kind of devotion, but heaven smiles.
Our worship overflows in two directions — through our lips in praise and through our lives in sacrifice.
My song “Living Sacrifice” reflects that heartbeat:
Take my heart, take my days, let my worship show Your ways…
All I am — I offer You in love.
When grace fills the heart, praise becomes the natural outpouring.
And then comes the blessing — one of the richest in Scripture:
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep… equip you with everything good that you may do His will…”
— Hebrews 13:20–21
My closing song “Benediction” echoes that prayer:
May His peace surround you,
may His grace abound to you,
may His joy be found in you…
until we see His face.
He saved us.
He leads us.
He keeps us.
And one day, He will bring us all the way home.
Amen and amen.
I never know if this work will be a blessing to someone- my secret prayer is that this will be read by my granddaughter, Haynes or grandson, Cannon and they know a little more about their 'Pop'- or a future grandchild or even a great- grandchild who I hope to see in heaven one day.
My testimony is this- as a sinful and fallen man, I have no hope or help outside of Jesus Christ. ALL of history is his story.
The shadow and echoes of the gospel in the OT- the reality of Jesus in space, time, and history, and now over 2,000 years of the church post ascension is all about Him and His desire to expand His covenant blessings on people who outnumber the stars and sand.
May we be found in the great summary- "I will be their God and they will be my people!" AMEN
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 and 9:41 AM
I am going to take a break for a bit......... I am a very tired man, but very blessed as well.
Find the album here: Hebrews — Songs of Radiance, Rest, and Resolve
Find the lyrics of all the songs here: Hebrews Lyrics
Blogpost review: Radiance to Benediction: A 21-Song Journey Through Hebrews
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