(Heb 4:15) “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (16)  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”  It should prompt in us hearts of love to see our Lord say, “Hold fast, your Savior knows and cares. Come without hesitation to your God, for unmerited favor and mercy (needed only by the guilty – you and me) awaits.”

(Heb 4:14b) “… let us hold fast our profession. (15) For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (16) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,…”   If we find ourselves weak and faltering, come to God in prayer. Our High Priest Jesus understands and intercedes for continued grace (unmerited favor) upon us.

(Heb 4:15) “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”    Reader, can you even imagine going a day without sinning in some way, whether it be a wrong response, or a wrong thought unworthy of your salvation? Yet, the Lord Jesus lived 33 years without a single transgression. After 52 years of being in Christ, I am no more worthy of that salvation than when I began!

(Heb 4:14) “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.”   To hold fast, cling unto, our profession of new birth is to hold fast to that priest, the very Son of God. Faith clings to His merit, His person to save.

(Heb 4:14) “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.”  “We”: He is our Great High Priest now in heaven itself, before God, not in a tabernacle on earth, but before His very throne. Moreso, that priest is Jesus the Son of God. Ours. Our Savior, Lord, and Creator.

(Heb 4:13) “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.”  The saved would do well to comb the pages of Scripture to know Him better. It would result in seeking to walk humbly before He whose ways and thoughts are perfect.

(Heb 4:13) “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.”  If only the heart of the lost had an understanding of the perfect, holy nature of God! They would each (as they will some day) fall on their faces and beg forgiveness of sin.

(Heb 4:12) “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”   When speaking to others of God’s Word, which holds the power: “I think” or “the Bible says”? It is the Word of God that pierces to the soul and spirit, and that speaks to the heart.

(Heb 4:12) “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”   A love for the Savior gives us a desire to know how to please Him – thus the Bible. Many do not open its pages because they are like Israel in the wilderness: (Heb 12:20) “… (For they could not endure that which was commanded,…”

 (Heb 4:12) “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”  God’s Word is very much a revelation of His Person for you and me to see and the Holy Spirit to reveal. It tells us how He sees things. Our lives are held up to that perfect standard embraced by faith – trust in Him.