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12.5 Let’s Personalize this lesson…
Do you face doubts? Are you fatigued with life? Do you feel like giving up? The Letter to the
Hebrews was written to encourage Christians in just such a time. When we face times of
doubt and fatigue, we still have a source of hope: We will never find anything better to anchor
us than Christ. He is worthy of our full devotion; He is the human incarnation of the image of
God. And we know that in Him we have one who can sympathize with our weaknesses, for He
Himself was tempted but was without sin (4:15). Our hardships should not be the primary
object of our focus—instead, we are called to turn our focus on Jesus. What kind of hardships turned
away your focus from Christ? How are you resolving to bounce back?
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