0330. 325. Exhortations in Hebrews

325. Exhortations in Hebrews

Selection 5

1. “Be not forgetful” (Heb_12:2). To entertain a stranger is beneficial to the entertainer, for an angel from Heaven may be found in the visitor.

2. “Remember” (Heb_13:3). To remember those in “adversity” is to find ourselves in the Lord’s university.

3. “Be content” (Heb_13:5). Contentment finds a feast in a crust, and Heaven’s wine in a cruse of water.

4. “Whose faith follow” (Heb_13:7). To follow in the steps of those who have honoured God is to remember them in permanent appreciation.

5. “Be not carried about” (Heb_13:9). If we drift with the tide of man’s teaching we shall find ourselves in the ditch of error.

6. “Go forth” (Heb_13:13). To go forth with Christ and find Him outside is to find many inside blessings.

7. “Offer,” “Do good,” “Obey,” and “Pray” (Heb_13:15-16, Heb_13:17-18) is the final quartette of exhortations. “Offer” to God His portion, “do good” to men, “obey” the Elders, and “pray” for the Lord’s servants, and finally, don’t forget to “salute” those who are in the places of responsibility—Heb_13:24.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH