Today, I am reading and commenting on  Hebrews 12-13.

Having given examples of the many people who have lived by faith in yesterday’s passage, the writer tells us that such people are witnesses to what we do today (or perhaps they are witnesses to what we should do today).  Therefore we should get rid of sin which entangles us, and everything which hinders us from doing the good to which our faith should inspire us.  The writer enjoins us to keep our eyes on and imitate Jesus, who suffered dying on the cross in order to gain the joy which comes from being faithful.  He goes on to encourage us to be willing to bleed, and even die, in our struggle against sinning.  Let us view any hardship which we endure as discipline from God designed to train us to be more like Him.  But the writer does not limit himself to telling us to endure the suffering and hardship which comes from throwing off sin.  He goes on to lay out some of the good which we should do in replacement for that sin which we should no longer do.  We should love one another and be hospitable to everyone, perhaps especially to strangers.  Let us offer up to God a sacrifice of praise and of sharing with others.  And once again we have the command to pray, which challenges me every time I see it mentioned.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.