The Faithfulness of Christ

“The American painter, John Sargent, once painted a panel of roses that was highly praised by critics. It was a small picture, but it approached perfection. Although offered a high price for it on many occasions, Sargent refused to sell it. He considered it his best work and was very proud of it. Whenever he was deeply discouraged and doubtful of his abilities as an artist, he would look at it and remind himself, ‘I painted that.’ Then his confidence and ability would come back to him.”

(Bits & Pieces, September 19, 1991, p. 9.)

This story illustrates the power of confidence.  But where John Sargent found confidence in his own ability, the true Christian finds confidence not in themselves but in the faithfulness of Jesus Christ.  In other words, it’s not about what we do but what He did and does.  Over the past number of weeks we have read in Hebrews about how Christ is the foundation of salvation and without Christ salvation is impossible for anyone to inherit.  This week we will look at how we can find confidence in our salvation because of the faithfulness of the One who became the perfect atoning sacrifice. 

Join us this week as we look at Hebrews 3:1-6 and the confidence the disciple of Jesus Christ can have in the salvation bought and paid for by the faithfulness of Christ.  May we be prayerfully prepared to hear the gospel truth and be encouraged by the Word God has prepared for us this week.