“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts…
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the livings God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it its called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness…
Today, if you hear his voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”
-Hebrews 3:7,12-13,15
This is something that I long for in the community of believers. I long for us to hold one another accountable for our unbelief. I want someone to come alongside me and to correct me when my actions are causing me to turn away from God—whether that means I am ignoring a homeless person on the street or not doing a job at 100% effort or even not conversing with God on a regular basis. I want people to ask the hard questions “are you living fully for Christ?” “Have you sinned against God or against another person lately?” “Are you turning towards Him today or away?” And I think the Bible makes it clear here that I, we, need this. We need to be asking and to be asked. We need to come together to work against the lures of sin. And we need to be listening for the voice of the Holy Spirit and not ignoring his leading in our lives.
1 comment:
I think your blog does some of that, at least for me. I like seeing your perspective on things. When I see you being more Christ-like, it reminds me to be more Christ-like. I hope you keep writing!
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