“Hear His Voice”

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, as on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your ancestors put me to the test, though they had seen my works for forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.’ As in my anger I swore, ‘They will not enter my rest.’” Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving hear that turns away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called, “today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. As it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

Hebrews 3:7-15

One never knows when today will be your last day on earth. Life changes with small aches in the back that are much more serious than we ever thought. Heart attacks, accidents, and cancer can all hit us in one fell swoop. The future is uncertain. Seize the day, and make it today. Make the most of the day. Enjoy it. Praise the Lord.

None of us have received guarantees to anything. We take life one day at a time. Today may be your last and final opportunity to accept the gift of salvation from God, or if you know Christ already, to share His love with a friend or loved one.

Seize the opportunities that God gives you today.

Plan as though you will be living for a century;

live as though you’ll be leaving today.

Our Daily Bread – May 17, 2008