"Beware then of your own hearts, dear brothers, lest you find that they, too, are evil and unbelieving and are leading you away from the living God. Speak to each other about these things every day while there is still time, so that none of you will become hardened agaisnt God, being blinded by the glamor of sin. For if we are all Faithful to the end, trusting God just as we did when we first became Christians, we will share in all that belongs to Christ." Hebrews 3:12-14
Beginning the Christian life does not give the assurance of its completion, so we must continue in our commitment to share in Christ. It is our duty to continue to encourage with another to stay in the race. Heart to heart I speak to you today that now is the time to hear God's voice, the scripture says never forget the warning, "Today if you hear God's voice speaking to you, do not harden your hearts agaisnt him, as the people of Israel did when they rebelled agaisnt Him in the desert. They were a people who heard the word of God speaking to them, after receiving His word, believed, but then rebelled against Him. These same people for forty years continued to sin, murmur, complain, rebel and as a result died in the wilderness.
So my heart to heart talk to all my sisters and brothers every where is this, listen very carefully to the truths we have heard, or we may drift. If the children of Israel were punished for their disobedience towards God, what makes us think that we can escape if we are indidfferent to this great salvation that has been given us through the blood of Jesus Christ. God has always shown us that His messages are true by signs and wonders and all various kinds of miracles.
Yes because of God's great kindness, Jesus tasted death for everyone in all the world. Jesus being born in human form; for only as a human being could He died and in dying break the power of the devil who had the power of death. Only in that way could He deliver us. It was necessary for Jesus to be like us, He had to go through suffering and temptation, so that He would know what it is like when we suffer and are tempted, and He is wonderfully able to help us.
I want you think about all that Christ has done for us and not let suffering or temptation cause us to stray from the one who loves us. The children of Israel steeled themselves against His love and complained agaisnt Him in the desert while He was testing them. God was patient with them for forty years, and they tried His patience sorely, but He kept right on doing great miracles for them inspite of. Still instead of looking for God they were always looking for something else and never found the way He wanted them to follow.
God has given us all His promise and His oath, be assured, it is impossible for God to tell a lie. The hope of being saved is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, connecting us with God Himself. So beware of the evil that tries to rule your heart, keep God's word alive and thriving as the blood we need to keep our hearts pumping. Hear the word of God, let it flow through every valve substaining a heart that is turned towards Him and not a heart that will draw us away from His love. This is our responsibility to have this heart to heart talk with each other, so that none will be deceived by the glamour of sin. Keep in mind, Jesus is coming soon!
This is a great post pastor.... We all need a heart.
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