HEBREWS WALK #41
HEBREWS 3:15
While it is said, Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Paul is expressing the fact that God is speaking to us today - He is speaking to us - but are we willing to listen - this seems to be an ongoing topic for Paul in this book! Paul warns us not to harden our hearts- this is something that happens so easily - I have to admit that sometimes my anger can get the best of me - we have a cat named Johnnie who has a problem - I really would rather not get into any details (sorry for the pun!) but lets just say he loves to go other places then his litter box - this is no fun and ive come close to kicking him out - all this is causing my heart to get a little hardened when it comes to my cat- a little anger now and again may be ok -but if its more then that -your heart can get hardened - we must be willing to be moldable just like clay (which by the way is my other cats name!) we must allow God's Spirit to invade our space if you will - we must be willing to listen even when we don't want to hear it - God is speaking - He wants to communicate with us - you know prayer is not a one way street- God will respond if you stop and listen - many times we are far too busy to bother to her from Him - and this can cause trouble for us - Jesus did not spend much time away from His Father - He prayed like no one else has ever or could ever pray - He was intimate daily - Why did the LORD have to pray so much? Because He is our example - now don't get legalistic about this - I am not saying lets count how much time we pray - and if its so much we are ok - I am saying that we must for our benefit get alone with God and hear Him - many times people feel prayer means we have to say something - this is not true - wait on the Lord and get in a quiet place away from all the noise so that you can hear HIM!
A side note: Many times we just react and don't wait on the LORD - we lose out when we do this - God is speaking -are we willing to listen to HIM? Just a thought!
Though CHRIST our hardened hearts soften!
LIVIN IN THE WORD FOR WEDNESDAY 10-25-06
IT TAKES ONE SECOND TO SPEAK - BUT A LOT LONGER TO LISTEN!
HEBREWS 3:15
While it is said, Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Paul is expressing the fact that God is speaking to us today - He is speaking to us - but are we willing to listen - this seems to be an ongoing topic for Paul in this book! Paul warns us not to harden our hearts- this is something that happens so easily - I have to admit that sometimes my anger can get the best of me - we have a cat named Johnnie who has a problem - I really would rather not get into any details (sorry for the pun!) but lets just say he loves to go other places then his litter box - this is no fun and ive come close to kicking him out - all this is causing my heart to get a little hardened when it comes to my cat- a little anger now and again may be ok -but if its more then that -your heart can get hardened - we must be willing to be moldable just like clay (which by the way is my other cats name!) we must allow God's Spirit to invade our space if you will - we must be willing to listen even when we don't want to hear it - God is speaking - He wants to communicate with us - you know prayer is not a one way street- God will respond if you stop and listen - many times we are far too busy to bother to her from Him - and this can cause trouble for us - Jesus did not spend much time away from His Father - He prayed like no one else has ever or could ever pray - He was intimate daily - Why did the LORD have to pray so much? Because He is our example - now don't get legalistic about this - I am not saying lets count how much time we pray - and if its so much we are ok - I am saying that we must for our benefit get alone with God and hear Him - many times people feel prayer means we have to say something - this is not true - wait on the Lord and get in a quiet place away from all the noise so that you can hear HIM!
A side note: Many times we just react and don't wait on the LORD - we lose out when we do this - God is speaking -are we willing to listen to HIM? Just a thought!
Though CHRIST our hardened hearts soften!
LIVIN IN THE WORD FOR WEDNESDAY 10-25-06
IT TAKES ONE SECOND TO SPEAK - BUT A LOT LONGER TO LISTEN!
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