1 Many people who loved God came first. They cheer for us. Let us drop all bad stuff and run the race God gave us. ♀️♂️ 2 Look to Jesus. He starts and makes our trust strong. For joy, He went to the cross. Now He sits by God on His big seat. ✝️ 3 Think about Jesus. Bad people were mean to Him. He kept going. Do not get tired. Do not quit. 4 You all have not had to bleed when you fight sin, the bad stuff. 5 Do not forget what God says: “My child, do not be mad when I teach you. Do not give up when I say stop.” ️ 6 “God teaches the ones He loves. He helps each child He takes in.” ❤️ 7 Hard times are God teaching you. God treats you like His kids. Dads teach kids too. 8 If no one teaches you, then you are not true kids. God teaches all His kids. 9 We had dads on earth who taught us, and we listened. We should listen to our Father in heaven and live. 10 Dads teach for a short time. God teaches to help us be good and holy like Him. ⏳✨ 11 Teaching does not feel good now. It can hurt. Later it makes good and peace for the ones who learn from it. ➡️️ 12 So, be strong! Lift weak arms and knees. 13 Make your path straight, so weak legs get better, not worse. ➡️️ 14 Try to live in peace with all people. Be holy. If we are not holy, we will not see God. ️ 15 Help each other get God’s kind help. Do not let a mean root grow and make big trouble. 16 Do not do wrong like Esau. He sold his big first-son gift for one meal. 17 Later Esau wanted the big gift back. He cried, but it was too late. He could not change it. ⏰ 18 You all did not come to a real mountain with fire and dark and storm. ⛰️️ 19 There was a loud horn and a strong voice. The people begged, “No more words!” 20 They could not bear the rules. Even an animal that touched the mountain had to die. ⛰️⚠️ 21 It was so scary that Moses said, “I am shaking.” 22 But now you come to Mount Zion, to God’s city, the city in heaven, Jerusalem. So many angels are there and they are happy. ⛰️️ 23 You come to God’s big family. Their names are in heaven. You come to God, who is over all. You come to people made right. 24 You come to Jesus. He brings a new promise. His blood speaks better words than Abel’s blood. ✝️️ 25 Do not say no to the One who speaks. Long ago, people said no and did not get away. We must listen now too. ⚠️ 26 Long ago His voice shook the earth. Now He says, “I will shake earth and heaven again.” 27 “Shake again” means things that can shake will go away. What cannot shake will stay. ️ 28 We get a home God rules that cannot fall. So we say, “Thank You.” We serve God in a good way, with deep respect and wow. ✨ 29 Our God is like fire that burns.