A poem to go with our summer series

One of our church family members recently wrote a poem about Hebrews that I wanted to share with you.  Alice and Dick Brown are members of FBC.  This poem reflects Ms Alice's passion for Jesus and His Word.  I hope it blesses you as much as it did me. 

A Journey Through Hebrews.  

by Alice Brown

Oh that we would understand

That God from long ago

Revealed himself in many ways

That men might clearly know

This God who calls them to Himself,

But man did fail to show

Devotion to His loving voice

And his own way did go

So God then came in human form,

Christ Jesus was his name--

Sustainer, Heir and Perfect Sacrifice,

Yes, God, always the same.

Now seated on His holy throne

Revealed to man that we proclaim

This God who came to us

That all might know His fame.

Through sin we lost our glory

But Jesus won it back.

Through selfless pain and suffering

He gave what we now lack--

His righteousness, redemption,

By His own saving act--

A great high priest who knows our pain.

And that a holy fact.

His Word now testifies

And it is always true

The living Word now penetrates

To save both me and you

So let His everlasting Word

Cut deep to truly do

What God always intended

When Christ gave life anew.

Christ is that living Word made flesh

That we might ‘er partake

His life in us and we in Him

So let us not forsake

To study every Word He spoke

So we don’t have to fake

Our fellowship with Him

But to the nations take.

A promise made, a promise kept

Is Christ to our salvation.

God’s timing is not slow to act

To bring to full completion.

He makes all things so new and right

If we resist temptation

To help Him with His ways and means

As He completes creation.

So walk in God’s own confidence

As He makes all things new.

Showing gratitude and wonderment

For all that Christ will do

To keep His promises with trust--

His ways are surely true

To bring to His desired end

In all He does for you.

Jesus, our Great High Priest

Has gone behind the veil

To anchor fast our doubting souls

And know He will not fail--

To save us from our sinful ways

In all life’s stormy gale,

To turn our wandering hearts to Him

When we would only rail.

Christ went before the Holy Place

On my behalf and yours

With his own perfect, sinless blood

That He for us did pour

He paid a debt He did not owe

While our own debt He bore.

“It is finished!” He did cry--

It stands forevermore.

Atonement has been made,

By faith we enter in.

No more to be controlled

By the power of our sin.

Oh Hallelujah, we are bold,

His triumph we did win

That we might eagerly await

For Christ to come again.

Let us with boldness now draw near

This new and living way.

Let us draw near with full intent

Our sins now washed away.

Let us hold fast the Gospel hope

Faithful until that Day,

Continuing to love and serve

And for our brethren pray.