Hebrews 3:7-9
"Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years.""
I think the Spirit's touch on our lives has always brought the reality of God's word to us as a "today" thing. Whenever we hear a word from the Lord, magnified by the working of the Spirit, we're faced with a sense of urgency, a call to obedience that can't be put off until a more convenient time. Today is the day.
Those who received the letter to the Hebrews we're warned against rebelling against the word of the Lord. They were not to harden their hearts. They were not to put God to the test by ignoring his faithfulness. For the hardening of hearts to the Lord's voice, and the resulting unthankfulness in our lives, are not the right responses to the Spirit's call. God wants our undivided attention, and he wants it right now.
A rebel is one who turns their allegiance from one cause to another, often even as a traitor to their own country. As the church, whenever we ignore the Spirit's call for "today", we are those who are acting as rebels, having become more like the enemy of Christ than a faithful follower.
The author of Hebrews later warns of God's anger against those who are living in rebellion. You can bet you don't want the Lord so disappointed with your life that he has to discipline you to get you on the right track. It would be better to head the call to "today" and search out the Lord's will for your life.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for caring enough to send your Spirit to speak to my heart, giving warning when I turn astray. May each day be a new today from your Spirit, leading me back to you. Amen.
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