Well-pleasig in his Sight

Lady of Light

In 13:20-23, the apostle Paul, in his closing remarks to the Hebrews says the following:

"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. And I beseech you, bretheren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter to you in few words."

Paul wrote a series of letters to various churches and individuals to communicate that which he deemed important for the people of the day to know. He says that through the everlasting covenant of the blood of Jesus, his son, we can be made perfect and do that which is well pleasing in the sight of God. But, in order to do this, we must also suffer the word of exhortation - to be able to listen to godly instruction and correction as it is written. Sometimes it is difficult to take a look at ourselves and what we may be doing wrong or what we may not be doing that we should be doing, whether in attitude or deed. The word of God, in particular in this instance, Paul's words can give us a clue as to what we can become - which is doing God's will and what is well pleasing in his sight. How can we do this? Through the everlasting covenant of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is all to easy to "settle for less than the best" but these verses tell us that we can do better than that. These verses offer a hope and expectation for how we live our lives. As you think about this, perhaps you will see something new that you have not seen before.

God Bless You and have a great day!!

Lady of Light