22-25 So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.

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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D) 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(E) we profess,(F) for he who promised is faithful.(G) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(H) 25 not giving up meeting together,(I) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another(J)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(K)

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