Issue #765~April 17, 2023
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God Will Not Forget Your Work and Love

“But, beloved, we have been convinced of better things concerning you, things that are belonging to salvation, though we are speaking in this way."
Hebrews 6:9

"For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated toward His name, in that you ministered and are still ministering to the saints."
Hebrews 6:10
verse 9: "But, beloved, we have been convinced of better things concerning you, things that are belonging to salvation, though we are speaking in this way."

The author expresses the certainty of salvation on the part of the recipients of this letter. The word "But" forms the contrast from what we have seen in the previous verses. "But, beloved." This is the only occurrence of this wonderful word here in the book of Hebrews. The word occurs 61 times in the New Testament.

It reminds us of the Father's words in reference to His Son: "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. "But, beloved, we." He has changed back from "those" to "we." "We have been convinced of better things concerning you."

How are they "convinced"? It has to be by the quality of their lives and consistent commitment; their patience, their perseverance, their pressing on, their discipline, their discernment, and their desires. It is their work and love that is recorded in verse 10. The Greek word communicates the thought of a past conflict issuing in a settled judgment.

In verse 9 our author is saying "I am persuaded that you are going to live for God, that you are not going to remain babies in Christ; but that you will grow up and go on to maturity to Christlikeness."

verse 10: "For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated toward His name, in that you ministered and are still ministering to the saints."

Now in the remaining part of verse 10 we have the definition of "work" and "love." The definition basically is servanthood. "In that you ministered [in the past] and are still ministering [in the present] to the saints." You are still serving others.

(From “A Great While Before Day: Issue 2, part 2” by Don Anderson)
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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: ...to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:6 (NASB)
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2.  Praise: For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 (NASB)
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3.  Pray: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NASB)
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4.  Praise: Jesus is our great High Priest.
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I find myself singing that sweet chorus of commitment, "I Will Serve Thee:"

I will serve Thee because I love Thee;
You have given life to me.
I was nothing before You found me;
You have given life to me.
Heartaches, broken pieces,
Reuined lives are why You
died on Calv'ry.
Your touch was what I longed for;
You have given life to me.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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