“Remember what it says: ‘Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.’” (Hebrews 3:15 NLT)
If anyone could have seen with crystal clarity the power of God, it should have been the freshly delivered Hebrew slaves from Egypt. For their entire lives all they’d ever known was slavery, yet, once they were free by the power of God, all some of them could hope for was to go back to Egypt. How like us who are so prone to forget so quickly who God is and what He’s done for us.
What the Lord has given me today can be difficult to clearly see, so please “listen” carefully. Over the years I’ve said to people: “As long as there’s breath there’s hope.” And I believe on some levels that’s true, but I’ve also seen many, though the Lord has reached out to them many times, their lives have grown colder and their hearts harder to the point of no longer having an openness to hear the voice of God, even as He’s continued to speak.
Those who grew up in the church or have loved ones or friends who have a close relationship with the Lord, tend to believe they can come to the Lord at an unspecified, but later time. What makes them believe that’s true? What I read in Scripture is “Today when you hear His voice…!” We have no promise of tomorrow.
Even as believers we tend to put off sharing our faith with our loved ones and friends, wrongly assuming, “I can do it another time.” I’ve learned when the Lord lays on my heart to share something with someone, I do it right then, I don’t wait.
When I was in High School there was a young man who was very popular, whom, on some levels, I aspired to be like. He was handsome, well-known and well-liked. He was the kind of guy everyone admired and believed was the perfect candidate for “person most people wanted to be like.” I don’t believe he knew who I was, but he must have known I had a car, so he asked me one day if I’d take him to a store close to school. So, of course, I jumped at the chance.
I hadn’t been walking with the Lord very long, so, the thought of sharing my faith with him never occurred to me. To me, of all people he seemed like the last person who would need Jesus (I told you I was new in my faith). He came out of the store, I dropped him off, and that was the last time I’d ever see him. The next day he drove his family’s car into the river and drowned himself.
That’s not only been a great motivator for me to share Christ’s love with whomever will listen, but to warn people who haven’t yet committed their life to Jesus to not keep putting it off. There comes a point where one of a few things can happen. First, our heart hardens to the point we no longer CAN listen, or the circumstances of life collapse on us and by our own hand or by another means, our life is ended.
That’s why I urge you, if you haven’t yet opened your heart to Jesus, please, I’m begging you to do that today – RIGHT NOW! Bow your head and heart to the Lord, confess your sin, invite Him to forgive you of your sin, cleanse your heart and life, and allow the Lord Jesus to become the Savior of your life without delay.
You may be young, like my High School friend, and believe you have your “whole life ahead of you!” That’s a lie from hell. Because of sin, it can be as brief as hours or days, or more than 100 years for others. God alone knows, so, to gamble with our eternal destiny by waiting is a huge risk.
Please! Please, don’t wait another minute. We never know when THIS moment will be our last! And I’m not trying to scare you, I’m simply telling you the truth.
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
Walking With Jesus 