Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you will hear His
voice, do not harden your hearts, as [happened] in the rebellion [of
Israel] and their provocation and embitterment [of Me] in the day of
testing in the wilderness.
—Hebrews 3:7-8
In Hebrews 3 we see two wrong conditions of the heart—a hard heart and
an unbelieving heart. In the wilderness, a hard heart caused the
Israelites to rebel. A person with a hard heart cannot believe God
easily, which is a major problem because everything we receive from God
comes through believing. To receive from Him, all we have to do is come
to Him in simple, childlike faith and just believe.
We call ourselves believers, but the truth is, there are a lot of
“unbelieving believers.” For a long time, I was one of them. I had been
hurt so much during my childhood, I developed a hardness of heart that
God had to break through in my life.
Even Moses got to the place in the wilderness where he was slow of heart
to believe God. That’s why it’s important for us to stay sharp
spiritually so we can be quick to believe and to walk in faith day by
day. We can choose to be careful to go from faith to faith and not begin
to mix in any doubt and unbelief. A believing heart is essential if we
want to live in close relationship with God.
Jesus wants to restore your soul, including your emotions. Let Jesus
into those areas of your life that no one else could ever reach. Ask Him
to change you into a person who has the same kind of heart that He has.
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