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Paul starts Hebrews 3:7 by writing,
Wherefore as the Holy Spirit says
...
and
then quotes Psalm 95:7-11. By quoting
Old Testament scriptures to these New
Testament Christians, Paul is making it
quite clear that the Holy Spirit still speaks
to us today from the Old Testament. In
fact, in I Cor. 10:1-11
he tells us the things
that happened to the
children of Israel
while they journeyed
in the wilderness
were
written for our
admonition
so we
could be warned and
learn
from
the
mistakes they made.
The
danger
of
hardening our hearts is
as great today as it was
for the children of Israel
in the desert. We need to
heed the solemn warnings in the
Old Testament against sin and
hardening of our hearts, as well as those
in the New Testament. All were given to
us by the Holy Spirit, and these warnings
are as applicable to us today as they were
to Israel at that time.
Paul then continues with
Today if you
will hear His voice.
A
willingness
to
hear is crucial as well as a
willingness
to
hear today. A lazy
man will put off work
until tomorrow, and a
foolish man will put
off forsaking his sin
until tomorrow, but
tomorrow
never
comes for them. A
person who is
willing
to change today will soon
be changed. A person who is
willing
to learn today will
soon have knowledge. A
person living in sin is
unwilling
to hear the voice of
God and
unwilling
to obey.
This is the evidence of a hard
heart. We need to ask God for a
willing and obedient heart and mind. We
need to pray as David did,
Search me, O
God, and know my heart. . . see if there
be any wicked way in me
(Psalm 139).
Jesus said,
My sheep hear my voice.
There are many ways to
hear His voice.
As Christians we need to become well
acquainted with the voice of the
Shepherd, but a hard heart will keep us
from hearing and recognizing His voice.
The voice of the Father will speak to our
heart. Some of the ways God may speak
to us are:
1. Through the Scriptures
2. By preaching or teaching of truth
3. Through our conscience
4. Through circumstances and events
5. Through the admonitions and
counsel of other Christians
6. By the leading of the Spirit or a
"knowing" in the inner man
7. Through dreams and visions
8. By an audible voice
A hardened heart will have no interest in
the Scriptures. When it
hears truth preached, there
is very little impression
Do Not Harden Your Heart
—By G. Yoder
Continued
on page 14