I have always been fascinated by the word therefore in the Bible.  It certainly is not a commonly used word but it does occur often in Scripture.  I had a youth Pastor tell me many years ago that when you see a therefore you need to know what it is there for. In Hebrews 10 we have a therefore that refers back to the work of Jesus as our great High Priest.  Defeating sin once for all and offering us access to God forever.  Let’s look at it together today. 

19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

We are given several things to do because of that therefore.  We are to hold unswervingly on to our hope.  We are called to spur one another on toward love and good deeds.  We are told to not stop gathering together to worship and encourage one another.  These are all crucial parts of our ongoing relationship with God and are all things that help us to become more and more like Him. Jesus, our great High Priest, has left us with work to do.  By His strength may we all do it well.

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave