HEBREWS 13:20-21 - AMEN!

I have always been amazed by how much of God's Word is condensed into two verses, written by the author of Hebrews as a doxology.  In Hebrews 13:20-21, we see that God wants peace with His creatures, and that He provided for that peace by raising Jesus from the dead.  Through Christ's leadership (our Shepherd), and through His blood as the satisfaction for our atonement, God has made The Way (Jn. 14:6) for us to "come home to our Father."  He is also transforming us into the image of His Son, and is using us to do His work here on earth.  Take the time to look up these verses and you will see that Hebrews 13:20-21 is the "Reader's Digest" version of God's Word!

"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen" (Heb. 13:20-21).

God of peace - Rom. 15:33; 16:20; 1 Cor. 14:33; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 4:9; 1 Thes. 5:23.

Who raised Jesus - Acts 3:15; 4:10; 10:40; 13:30, 34; 17:31; Rom. 4:24; 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor. 4:14; Gal. 1:1; Eph. 1:20; Col. 2:12; 1 Thes. 1:10; 1 Pet. 1:21

That great Shepherd - Isa. 40:11; Ezek. 34:12; 37:24; Jn. 10:11, 14; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4

The blood of the everlasting covenant - Gen. 9:16; 17:7, 13; Lev. 24:8; 2 Sam. 23:5; 1 Chron. 16:17; Ps. 105:10; Isa. 55:3; 61:8; Jer. 32:40; Ezek. 16:60; 37:26; Zech. 9:11; Heb. 10:29

Make you perfect - Jn. 17:23; Rom. 8:29; Gal. 3:2-3; Phil. 1:6; Col. 1:28; Heb. 10:14

In every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight - Jn. 6:29; 2 Cor. 9:8; Eph. 2:10; 3:20; Phil. 1:6; 2:13; Col. 1:29; 2 Tim. 2:21; 3:17

Through Jesus Christ - Rom. 1:8; 6:11, 23; 7:25; 15:17; 16:27; Gal. 3:14; Titus 3:6; 1 Pet. 4:11

To whom be glory for ever and ever - Mt. 6:13; Rom. 11:36; Gal. 1:5; Phil. 4:20; 1 Tim. 1:17; 2 Tim. 4:18

Amen - "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God" (Rev. 3:14).

Jesus is "The Amen" to the will of His Father!