Hebrews 12:1-11
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of
witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and
perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men,
so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to
the point of shedding your blood.
5 And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that
addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and
do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he
punishes everyone he accepts as a son.”
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons.
For what son is not disciplined by his father?
8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes
discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us
and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of
our spirits and live!
10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they
thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his
holiness.
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.
Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those
who have been trained by it.
Set Free
Luke 4:18-21
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the
attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on
him,
21 and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing.”
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