Psalm 95:7-11
Hebrews 3:12-19 and 4:1-16
- A promise remains of entering His rest; it still holds and it is
offered today. Heb 4:1
- We must be careful not to fall short of it.
The word they heard did not profit them because it was not mixed with
faith. Heb 4:2
- The works were finished from the foundation of the world waiting
for all who will believe.
- Those who first heard the word preached to them did not enter into
His rest because of disobedience, unbelief and doubt. Heb 4:3
- There remains a rest for the (true) people of God; God sets a new
“TODAY” and gives another opportunity. Heb 4:6
- For every house is built by someone but He who builds all things is
God. Heb 3:4
- No creature is concealed from His sight. All things are open,
exposed, naked and defenseless. Heb 4:13
Instructions:
- Beware of the wicked, unbelieving heart which refuses to cleave to,
trust in, rely on Him leading you to turn away and desert or stand aloof
from the Living God. Heb 3:12
- Warn, admonish, urge, encourage one another every day. Heb
3:13
- Today, if you will hear His voice and when you hear it, do not
harden your hearts. Heb 3:7-8, 15:4:7
- Let us be zealous, exert ourselves, strive diligently to enter that
rest of God. WHY?
- To know and experience it for ourselves so
that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of disobedience into which
those in the wilderness fell. Heb 4:11
- Let us hold fast our confession in Jesus Christ. He is a High Priest who understands and sympathises with us.
Weapon of our Warfare:
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power {making it active, operative, energizing and effective}: it is sharper than any two edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breadth of life {soul} and {the immortal} spirit, and of joints and marrow of the {deepest parts of our nature} exposing and sifting and analysing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. Heb 4:12
Prayer Points:
- Father, deal with unbelief, doubt and disobedience in our lives as singles and in our lives as we make decisions concerning our homes, children, career and in other lives you entrusted into our hands.
- Help us
all to patiently wait on you ALWAYS as singles and in whatever stage of
life we are at.
- As we have received Christ, as singles, fathers, mothers,
grandparents etc help us to walk, regulate our lives and conduct our lives
in union with and conformity to Him.
- Let us
all be deeply planted and rooted in Christ, fixed and founded in Him.
- Jesus,
You are the one who called us to Yourself; Your yoke is easy and Your
burden is light. Help us to leave our burden at Your feet. ALL BURDENS
(Name them).
- Jesus, keep
us near the Cross; keep us INSIDE CHRIST.
