Amazing verses. I mean, really. AMAZING.

Please, take a deep breath and then read these verses. They might just blow your mind. So make sure that you have just a few minutes to really read these verses.

"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
(Hebrews 6:19-20)

"Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He lives to make intercessions for them."
(Hebrews 7:25)

I really don't think I could add anything that would make these verses better. Let them invade your heart. Let them sink in. Rest in them. In Hebrews the past few days there has been a theme of Rest for the people of God. So, rest, in the shelter of His wings.

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