Letter to the Hebrews Volume 107

 Let Us Draw Near to God by the Blood of Jesus Part 4

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: KJV

The writer of Hebrews now concludes his exhortation to the Hebrew converts to Christ back then, as well as we converts to Him today and during every era and generation since our Lord Jesus died on the Cross for our sins and rose from the dead three (3) days later and then ascended back to heaven seated at the Right Hand of God the Father on a Throne of Grace serving as our Intercessor and Mediator for us with our Heavenly Father with these next words, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:" (Hebrews 10:24) (KJV). The little English phrase 'let us consider' is translated by the Greek word katanoeō meaning to observe fully: - behold, consider, discover, perceive. In other words, the author of Hebrews wants us to be aware of the material and the physical needs of our fellow brothers and sisters 'in Christ', but most importantly does he want to see us 'Take careful note of each other's spiritual welfare', as declared with these words by Vincent's Word Studies. The author of Hebrews means for this to be a continual course of action. Next in this verse he wants us to motivate one another to love and to do good for our fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ. As written for us by the Apostle Paul to the Church @ Thessalonica (which is a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece) with these words, "Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do." (1 Thessalonians 5:5-11) (KJV).

Here is what Dr. John Gill had to say of Hebrews 10:24, "Saints should consider one another as men, that they are but men, of like passions and infirmities; they should consider their different tempers, and make allowance for them, and their outward state and condition in the world: they should consider one another as saints, partakers of the same grace; as that they are all loved with the same love, all conceived and brought forth in the womb of God's eternal electing grace, interested in the same covenant, redeemed by the same Blood, and have the same graces and privileges, and an equal right to glory; having one and the same Spirit, the same grace of faith, the same righteousness, the same fountain to wash in, the same fulness to partake of, the same Throne of Grace to go to, and the same inheritance to enjoy: they should consider one another as Church members, the grace and gifts of another, their different age and standing in the Church, their relation to each other as brethren; they should consider them under suffering or sorrowful circumstances, under afflictions, temptations, desertions, declensions, and as attended with infirmities and sins: and the end of such consideration should be, to provoke unto love; to brotherly love, to stir it up, and stir up to it, which is apt to wax cold, that so it may be rekindled, and give a most vehement flame; for this is Christ's new commandment, the bond of perfection, the evidence of regeneration, that which makes the saints' communion comfortable and delightful, and without which a profession of religion is in vain. And to good works; not for justification before God, and in order to procure salvation; but that God may be glorified, the Gospel adorned, the mouths of gainsayers stopped, faith evidenced to the world, and gratitude to God for his benefits shown, and for the profit and advantage of fellow creatures, and fellow Christians."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…