Heb. 10:19-25 – Live True to Your Confession

Reverend Leo H. McCrary II

Are you moving true to your confession of faith? Do you know what you have confessed to believe in?

Today’s devotional reading: Hebrews 10:19-25

Do you proclaim to be a child of God? Something I often ask of my congregation is: What do they believe in? I genuinely believe that we who proclaim Christianity ought to know what we proclaim to believe. Yes, we proclaim to believe in God and the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Yet, what is it that you proclaim to believe in? You see, if you don’t know what you believe in, then how do you live by faith?

Throughout His written word, the Lord repeatedly tells us that He is love and a God of grace, mercy, patience, compassion, and forgiveness. God has shown that love to us through the giving of His only begotten Son, who offered Himself up to atone for the sins of mankind. Jesus said that if you believe in Him, then you should follow in His way by loving as He has loved you (John 13:34).

You show what you believe in through your deeds. In Matthew 23, Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees because they didn’t live by the words they preached and dictated to others. The one who proclaims to be a Christian the loudest ought to have works that sincerely show belief in God’s only begotten Son.

Christians ought to believe in:

1. Showing grace and mercy to others, especially when offering correction; Christians ought to be patient.
2. Forgiving those who have wronged you.
3. Helping to support and uplift others, rather than condemn.

Live true to your confession of faith, rather than proclaiming to be a Christian and live as a hypocrite.