Short Thoughts for Today

Hebrews 3:14-19 will be our scripture for today's short thoughts. Surely there is much to say about these six verses but I will keep my thoughts brief. The writer continues in his inspired discussion regarding the warnings of an unbelieving or hardened heart, falling away from God and the deceitfulness of sin as mentioned in the previous days' thoughts. The verses read as follows; "For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end; while it is said, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS, AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME." For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they should not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief."

I must fist note that we, those who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, have become partakers of Christ. Not simply partakers with Him but of Him. But even so, the admonition continues to be for us to be children of faith. Believing and trusting God, not only at the time of our salvation, our "introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand", but through the days and years that follow. Maintaining a soft and trusting heart to the word and promises of God is necessary for our entrance into the rest He affords us in this life. The enemy of rest is unbelief. Paul spoke to the Colossians of the importance of the "stability of your faith". As they (and we) had "received Christ Jesus the Lord" (by faith), so were they to walk in Him (by faith). May we each grow strong in faith, trusting the ever faithful One and giving Him all the glory.