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The author of Hebrews writes in chapter 10 verses 19-25:
"Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." (Heb 10:19-25 )
Holding onto Christ and others believers seems so easy when our lives our easy, but when our lives are not easy, when the path is rough, it becomes more difficult for us to see why we would do so. What we need is to be assured that regardless of the condition of our path, drawing near to God is still possible. This passage tells us that we have a "new and living way" opened for us. Christs death on the cross made it possible for us to do draw near to God because it removed the veil between us and God. We have the ability to be washed with a pure water, the water of life that Christ gives. (John 4:13-14 ) When we have confidence in this we can draw near to God at all times, regardless of our circumstance, regardless of what is on our path.
If we are pulling away from other believers in the midst of something rocky on our path, then we are missing out on the opportunity to encourage others believers. How is it possible to encourage others believers when you are going through a rough journey? The Lord is faithful to that which He promises, and one of His promises is found in Psalm 145:14 "The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down." (Ps 145:14 ) When we are drawing near to God and He is lifting us up and other believers see how the Lord is working in our life that is the most powerful way we can encourage them towards love and good deeds. When we pull away from other believers in the midst of our rough journey we remove an opportunity for them to be encouraged by the Lords work in our life.
If you find yourself pulling away from the Lord because of your circumstance, remember our hope is firm in what Christ did. A promise firm in the One who is always faithful, who wants you to remain unswirvingly attached to that hope regardless of your circumstance. He will lift you up, cry out to Him.
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