Hebrews 4:1-13.
Hebrews 4:1-13
The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take
care that none of you miss out. We have heard the message, just as
they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message
did not do them any good. Only people who have faith will enter the
place of rest. It is just as the Scriptures say, "God became angry and
told the people, 'You will never enter my place of rest!'" God said
this, even though everything has been ready from the time of creation.
In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had
finished his work, and so he rested. We also read that he later said,
"You people will never enter my place of rest!" This means that the
promise to enter is still good, because those who first heard about it
disobeyed and did not enter. Much later God told David to make the
promise again, just as I have already said, "If you hear his voice
today, don't be stubborn!" If Joshua had really given the people rest,
there would not be any need for God to talk about another day of rest.
But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it
has not yet come. On that day God's people will rest from their work,
just as God rested from his work. We should do our best to enter that
place of rest, so that none of us will disobey and miss going there,
as they did. What God has said isn't only alive and active! It is
sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our
spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it
discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts. Nothing is hidden
from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the
truth.
God bless you.
The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take
care that none of you miss out. We have heard the message, just as
they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message
did not do them any good. Only people who have faith will enter the
place of rest. It is just as the Scriptures say, "God became angry and
told the people, 'You will never enter my place of rest!'" God said
this, even though everything has been ready from the time of creation.
In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had
finished his work, and so he rested. We also read that he later said,
"You people will never enter my place of rest!" This means that the
promise to enter is still good, because those who first heard about it
disobeyed and did not enter. Much later God told David to make the
promise again, just as I have already said, "If you hear his voice
today, don't be stubborn!" If Joshua had really given the people rest,
there would not be any need for God to talk about another day of rest.
But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it
has not yet come. On that day God's people will rest from their work,
just as God rested from his work. We should do our best to enter that
place of rest, so that none of us will disobey and miss going there,
as they did. What God has said isn't only alive and active! It is
sharper than any double-edged sword. His word can cut through our
spirits and souls and through our joints and marrow, until it
discovers the desires and thoughts of our hearts. Nothing is hidden
from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the
truth.
God bless you.
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