Verse of the Day 11/11

Through the Bible - Ezekiel 2-3 , Hebrews 10   Good morning, If you are following the read through the Bible plan you recently read Lamentations 3:22 which I referenced yesterday. Lam 3:21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. 22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!"   NKJV   The verses bring to mind several songs from "Great is Thy Faithfulness" to the more recent "New Mercy".  Here are a few lines from New Mercy by Phillips,Craig & Dean   I thought I'd used up all the grace Set aside for my mistakes So many On my knees I found to my surprise That your mercy renewed with the sunrise You make Your mercy new every day You change my life in so many ways You cradle me in Your sweet grace You fill me Yesterday, today, forever more There's one thing I know for sure Fresh as the morning dew You make Your mercy new Every morning   For today's verse we'll go to today's New Testament reading from Hebrews chapter 10:  23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.  NLT   The author encourages us to "hold tightly" to the hope that we have... "without wavering" for "God can be trusted to keep his promise". He will continue to "make His mercy new".  Knowing this, experiencing this, having seen Him deliver us through the darkness in the past should encourage us to "stir up" love and good works in one another.   As we've experienced His mercy, it should be our goal to share it, spread his mercy and love.  Jesus gave us an example of why we should do this in Matthew 24.   Matt 24:12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.  13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.    NKJV We see what seems to be increased "lawlessness" around us every day, just watch the news.  This verse tells us that as this happens, love tends to grow cold.  We need to stir it up, keep it from growing cold, this is to be done in community as we learn to apply our faith and give hope to others that desparately need it.  John Piper states that "the whole book of Hebrews is written to give foundation to the hope that is the foundation of a life of radical, risk taking, sacrificial love."   Do you know someone who needs comfort, encouragement, and hope today?   In Christ, Mike Heb 10:19-26 A Call to Persevere 19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.  NLT