Verse of the Day 9/21

Verse of the Day 9/21

Hebrews 12:22-23  But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,²³ and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, English Standard Version (ESV)

We all know that life is full of challenges and many of us will be facing some today.  Knowing this can drag us down and take the spring out of our step.  Today's verses are ones that we can read and dwell upon and put some bounce back into our steps.  No matter what we're going through, if we are a child of God, we are marching to that celestial city.

In the Old Testament, Mount Sinai, where God gave the Mosaic law, was a dark and foreboding place and only Moses was allowed to approach God.  Here we have the picture of joy and celebration as God calls His people to the place that He has been preparing for them.  Think of John 14:1-3.

John 14:1-3New Living Translation (NLT) "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. ² There is more than enough room in my Father's home.^[a] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?^[b] 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

David Jeremiah writes, "When your life on earth is a challenge; avail yourself of the heavenly access that is yours in Christ."

1. Come, we that love the Lord,
   And let our joys be known;
   Join in a song with sweet accord,
   And thus surround the throne.
   • Refrain:
     We're marching to Zion,
     Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
     We're marching upward to Zion,
     The beautiful city of God.
2. The sorrows of the mind
   Be banished from the place;
   Religion never was designed
   To make our pleasures less.

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV    

Hebrews 12:22-24The Message (MSG)

^22-24 No, that's not your experience at all. You've come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You've come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel's—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.