The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

Hebrews 4:14 reads, “We have a great High Priest, Jesus the Son of God.”   Notice two more things about the breastplate worn by Israel’s high priest:   1) It was close to his heart.   Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, he went into the...
The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

The Beauty of the Breastplate

Exodus 39:14 reads, “Twelve stones…engraved…according to the twelve tribes.”   As you look at the breastplate worn by Israel’s high priest, you see how precious you are in God’s eyes as His redeemed child. The Bible gives us very...
The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

Use Words Befitting A Christian

Proverbs 10:32 reads, “The lips of the righteous know what is fitting.”   When George H.W. Bush was running for president of the United States in 1988, he admitted he’d made an inappropriate remark about American journalist Dan Rather and White House...
The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

To Thine Own Self Be True

Proverbs 21:6 reads, “A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor.”   It’s easier to maintain your integrity than to regain it. It may cost you to do the right thing, but it will cost you more to abandon your principles. “Like a bird...
The Beauty of the Breastplate (Pt. II)

Let Go of Your Past

Isaiah 43:18-19 reads, “Don’t keep going over old history. I’m about to do something brand-new.”   Comedian Jerry Lewis joked that his best wedding gift was a film of the ceremony because when things got really bad in his marriage he could...