12:12,13
“Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms ...” The Hebrews were feeling weak under opposition, and if we face persecution it is natural to feel weak. The answer to this is not to give in, but to strengthen our feeble arms and weak knees. And we do this by listening to God and learning from Him. Then we will be healed, rather than disabled.
12:14
While facing opposition is normal, this does not mean that we should be deliberately contentious. Rather we should seek to live in peace with everyone. Again, this must not be at the expense of compromising the truth of God’s word. We should also seek to be holy. This means seeking to be like Christ in actions and in belief. At present we see much of the church being all too happy to compromise, indeed completely abandon the truth of the Bible. “Without holiness no one will see the Lord.” The present approach of many of the traditional churches will do nothing to enable people to know Christ. We all need to apply these words to our lives as well.
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