Scripture: Hebrews 3: 7-11
Warning Against Unbelief
So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’ So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”
Scripture Commentary:
The Bible warns not to “harden” your hearts toward God. This means stubbornly setting yourself against God so that you are no longer able to turn to Him for forgiveness.
Obey God’s Word.
God’s ‘rest’ has several meanings in Scripture:
- The seventh day of creation and the weekly Sabbath commemorating it.
- The promised land of Canaan.
- Peace with God now because of our relationship with Christ, through faith, and our future eternal life with Christ.
When you trust your own efforts instead of Christ, you, too, are in danger of turning back. Your own efforts are never adequate. Only Christ can see you through.
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