God’s Voice and Our Hearts

Philemon; Hebrews 1-4 

“…Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion…See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”

Hebrews 3:7, 8, 12, 13

Our hearts become hardened when we rebel against God’s Word to us and disobey his Spirit’s promptings. Our hearts also become hardened through unbelief to what God’s Word says, as well as through sinful choices. 

What is God’s remedy for a hardened heart?

He calls us to encourage one another daily so that our hearts will not become hardened; however, when they are hardened, our final recourse is at the throne of grace and mercy. We are still living in the age of grace where God’s mercy triumphs over judgment. We serve a loving God who still speaks today.

Will we humble ourselves and call on his name?

Will we obey the slightest promptings of his Spirit, recognizing that until we obey, he won’t speak more to our hearts?

“Lord Jesus, I desire to live in obedience and submission to your Word and Spirit, for your glory and mission.”