Today
Richard Bradley
Hebrews 3:7-11
Not tomorrow, not yesterday, but today. We can think about yesterday, perhaps learn from it, or sometimes be glad it's over. We can even be sad if yesterday was a good day. But what about ''today?'' Today is where we are right now. According to Scripture, today is a day of action. It's a day we looked forward to yesterday and a day we'll remember tomorrow.
Why is today a day of action? That's easy. There was nothing you could do about today yesterday. And there's sure nothing you can do about today tomorrow. This is the only day you have - and we're not even assured of the whole day. So, really, there's just right now.
When this service is concluded we'll all have a chance to do something about today in the decisions we make.
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: ''Today, if you will hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. 10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.' 11 So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.''' NKJV
Let's see what the writer to the Hebrews said about today.
TODAY IS A DAY FOR HEARING GOD
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: ''Today, if you will hear His voice,
All through Scripture we encounter people hearing God's voice. This was always a life changing event for them. Is God still speaking today? You bet! Is His voice always addible? I hope not because I've never heard God speak out loud, but I have heard the voice of God. God may not speak to you audibly, but we can all be sure that He wants to communicate with us. The problem, as I see it, is that either too many of us aren't listening or we've not ready to hear what He has to say.
There is a conditional clause in this verse isn't there? ''If you will hear His voice . . .'' The question i ...
Richard Bradley
Hebrews 3:7-11
Not tomorrow, not yesterday, but today. We can think about yesterday, perhaps learn from it, or sometimes be glad it's over. We can even be sad if yesterday was a good day. But what about ''today?'' Today is where we are right now. According to Scripture, today is a day of action. It's a day we looked forward to yesterday and a day we'll remember tomorrow.
Why is today a day of action? That's easy. There was nothing you could do about today yesterday. And there's sure nothing you can do about today tomorrow. This is the only day you have - and we're not even assured of the whole day. So, really, there's just right now.
When this service is concluded we'll all have a chance to do something about today in the decisions we make.
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: ''Today, if you will hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. 10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.' 11 So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.''' NKJV
Let's see what the writer to the Hebrews said about today.
TODAY IS A DAY FOR HEARING GOD
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: ''Today, if you will hear His voice,
All through Scripture we encounter people hearing God's voice. This was always a life changing event for them. Is God still speaking today? You bet! Is His voice always addible? I hope not because I've never heard God speak out loud, but I have heard the voice of God. God may not speak to you audibly, but we can all be sure that He wants to communicate with us. The problem, as I see it, is that either too many of us aren't listening or we've not ready to hear what He has to say.
There is a conditional clause in this verse isn't there? ''If you will hear His voice . . .'' The question i ...
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