DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 14:
DAILY BIBLE READING
Hebrews 1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
God's Supreme Revelation
1 God, who [a]at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the
fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,
whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the
[b]worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of
His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had
[c]by Himself [d]purged [e]our sins, sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has
by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
The Son Exalted Above Angels
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say:
"You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You"?
And again:
"I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son"?
6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says:
"Let all the angels of God worship Him."
7 And of the angels He says:
"Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire."
8 But to the Son He says:
"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [f]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions."
10 And:
"You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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They will perish, but You remain;
And they will all grow old like a garment;
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Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the same,
And Your years will not fail."
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said:
"Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who
will inherit salvation?
Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [g]the more earnest heed to the things we have
heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved
steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just
[h]reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which
at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by
those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with signs and
wonders, with various miracles, and gifts[i] of the Holy Spirit, according
to His own will?
The Son Made Lower than Angels
5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to
angels. 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying:
"What is man that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man that You take care of him?
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You have made him [j]a little lower than the angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor,
[k]And set him over the works of Your hands.
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You have put all things in subjection under his feet."
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not
put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But we
see Jesus, who was made [l]a little lower than the angels, for the suffering
of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might
taste death for everyone.
Bringing Many Sons to Glory
10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all
things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their
salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both He who [m]sanctifies and
those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not
ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying:
"I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You."
13 And again:
"I will put My trust in Him."
And again:
"Here am I and the children whom God has given Me."
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He
Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who
through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For
indeed He does not [n]give aid to angels, but He does [o]give aid to the
seed of Abraham. 17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His
brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things
pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For
in that He Himself has suffered, being [p]tempted, He is able to aid those
who are tempted.
The Son Was Faithful
3 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the
Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful
to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3
For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as
He who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is
built by someone, but He who built all things is God. 5 And Moses indeed
was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things
which would be spoken afterward, 6 but Christ as a Son over His own house,
whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the
hope [q]firm to the end.
Be Faithful
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
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Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
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Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
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Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, 'They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.'
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So I swore in My wrath,
'They shall not enter My rest.' "
12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief
in departing from the living God; 13 but [r]exhort one another daily, while
it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness
of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning
of our confidence steadfast to the end, 15 while it is said:
"Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
Failure of the Wilderness Wanderers
16 For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of
Egypt, led by Moses? 17 Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not
with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom
did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not
obey? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
