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Building on the theme from Hebrews 5 about spiritual maturity, the author calls us to move toward perfection. We should desire to grow and mature in our walk with Christ. What is holding you back from the growth that you should be having? Is the rain that pours down from God producing a harvest in you? Or are you growing thorns?

This is a challenging message from the author of Hebrews. Calling out the church for its immaturity. Believers never maturing and only being able to take in milk like a baby instead of solid food like a mature Christian. We should not only be learning the gospel message, but also learning some greater theology in an effort to be a teacher! Able to teach our kids, inform our friends and answer the tough questions! Christian, it is most certainly time to grow up!

This is a great study that shows the correlation between Jesus and the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthoods. Understanding that Jesus is our great high priest and why it is important is a building block to realizing Him as the one who atones for our sin perfectly. As believers we are called to draw near to Him and be confident that He has the power to save us!

The goal of life, while glorifying God, is to enter into His rest. Jesus is our Sabbath and He is truly our rest. But the author continues to remind us that there are many who will not enter into that rest. This should be a call to urgent action in the church. Find that urgency to reach the last, as the Holy Spirit has empowered us to preach the Gospel message!

The author of Hebrews cannot accentuate the urgent call to encouragement any more. From the Israelites who died in the desert, to the first century church, all the way to our own pews, we must realize the urgency of this message. Because we do not wish for any to fall away from the living God, we must encourage one another, day after day!

We have built a foundation of understanding of who Jesus is, what He has done and why He has done it, as we studied Hebrews 1-2. Now the author delivers a fantastic message on why we should keep our eyes on Jesus Christ!