The author of Hebrews makes several mentions of confidence in our readings today. “Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Again, “hold our original confidence firm to the end.” We know that God is faithful, His promises will be fulfilled, and we can have confidence in being part of them if we also remain faithful.
Let’s hear God, listen by faith, and be among those who enter into the rest
“Take care, brothers… exhort one another every day, as long as it is called today, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, strengthened by the living and active word of God. We can have confidence to “draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”