Hebrews 10:32-39

Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence

Hebrews 10:32-39

• A call for enduring faith and confidence in the face of persecution

• The Church today can relate to the early Church and Jesus’ command to “deny yourself and take up your cross daily…”

• We must decide, will we follow Jesus when things get difficult?

Three Things to Consider

• 1. Remember how God worked in the past

• 2. Focus on doing His will in the present

• 3. Look to his promises for the future

Remember the Past

• The trials we face today may be new to us, but they are not new to the almighty God

• Verse 32…the author encourages the original audience to remember the trying days when they were new believers.– trial = athlesis (athletics)- ridicule,

imprisonment, & loss of personal belongings

• Verse 34- they JOYFULLY accepted this treatment

Focus on Doing His Will Today

• We should not respond to today’s trials by making our own plans. We should respond to our trials by standing firm in the GOSPEL

• Verse 35- “so do not throw away your confidence” – Not self confidence, but confidence in Christ

and His gospel.– 2 Cor. 3:5

• We shouldn’t look for a fight, nor bury our heads in the sand

Look to God’s Promises for the Future

• Verses 37-38 quote both Isaiah and Habakkuk when the focus shifts to the 2nd coming of Christ

• Our world may change, but our God never will. “We don’t belong to those who shrink back…”– Malachi 3:6

• We shouldn’t fear nor panic

Our Enemy is Sin

Hebrews 10:32-39

Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence