Issue #745 ~ November 28, 2022
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Choosing Disobedience
“Since therefore it is remaining for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them did not enter because of disobedience,"
Hebrews 4:6

"He again is designating a certain day, 'Today,' saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, 'Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.'"
Hebrews 4:7
verse 6: "Since therefore it is remaining for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them did not enter because of disobedience,"

This takes us back to Hebrews 3:18, 19: "And to whom did He swear that they should not enter into His rest, but to those who were disobedient? And so we are seeing that they were not able to enter because of unbelief."

Verse 7: "He again is designating a certain day, 'Today,' saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, 'Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.'"

This is the 4th and 5th use of the word "Today," helping us to see the urgency of the matter.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may never come. We only have today.

The verse concludes with a present negative command and we could literally translate the last phrase: "Stop hardening your hearts."

Brennan Manning said:
"At every moment of our existence God offers us this good news.
Sadly, many of us continue to cultivate such an artificial identity that
the liberating truth of our belovedness fails to break through. So we
become grim, fearful, and legalistic. We hide our pettiness and wallow
in guilt. We huff and puff to impress God, scramble for brownie
points, thrash about trying to fix ourselves, and live the gospel in such
a joyless fashion that it has little appeal to nominal Christians and
unbelievers searching for truth.
From hound-dog disciples and sour-faced saints, spare us, oh Lord!
(Abba's Child, 58)

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: ...in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Ephesians 2:2 (NASB)
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2.  Pray: For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness, Psalm 95:7,8 (NASB)
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3.  Pray: ...while it is said, "Today If You Hear His Voice, Do Not Harden Your Hearts, As When They Provoked Me." Hebrews 3:15 (NASB)
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4.  Pray: Thanks to all for the many gifts to the Prison Ministry. We are receiving about 60 requests from inmates each month. The need is great to provide Bibles and biblical materials for inmates.
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Let's answer the call to obedience by celebrating that we're not guilty and our hearts are filled with some. Join me in singing "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus":
'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His word;
Just to rest upon His promise;
Just to know "Thus saith the Lord."

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
Just in simple faith to plunge me,
Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest and joy and peace.

I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savoir friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.
Refrain
Jesus, Jesus how I trust Him!
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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