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\n\u00a0Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, \u201cToday, if you hear his voice,<\/span>\u00a0do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,<\/span>\u00a0where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.<\/span>\u00a0Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, \u2018They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.\u2019<\/span>\u00a0As I swore in my wrath, \u2018They shall not enter my rest.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Frankly, turning your heart away from Jesus has very real implications not just for eternity, but for your life here on earth as well. If you look at Hebrews 3:7-19, you\u2019ll see four serious consequences of turning your back on Christ.<\/p>\n
Each consequence is actually a step in a progression leading you further and further from God:<\/p>\n
Step 1<\/h3>\n
Separation from God (v. 12)<\/strong>. God is truth, and when we fail to believe truth, then we follow a lie. And a lie\u2014by its nature\u2014is separate from the truth. In a very real sense, our sin separates us from God.<\/p>\n
Step 2<\/h3>\n
We fall victim to sin (v. 13)<\/strong>. As we allow sin to separate us from God, we begin to fall victim to the \u201cdeceitfulness of sin.\u201d Simply stated, sin is tricky. Sin masks itself and never presents itself as it truly is. Because we are separated from Christ, our hearts become cold and we allow ourselves to be deceived by sin.<\/p>\n
Step 3<\/h3>\n
Our hearts grow hard (v. 15)<\/strong>. As sin\u2019s poison cuts to our soul, our hearts\u2014which may have once been soft and tender\u2014become spiritually calloused, like hard, dead skin. When we allow ourselves to be deceived by sin over and over again, and we wander far from God, we are no longer able to sense His prompting or guidance in our lives.<\/p>\n
Step 4<\/h3>\n
We become rebellious against God (v.15)<\/strong>. When we allow our calloused hearts to go unchecked, embracing sin rather than being convicted of it, we are actually in a state of rebellion against God (v. 15). This rebellious heart causes us to further sin against God, and God will not tolerate it. The result is spiritual death.<\/p>\n
You see, my friends, there are ramifications and consequences for our disobedience to Christ, both in this world and in eternity. But there\u2019s Good News! You don\u2019t have to live a life of callousness and rebellion. We serve a God of second chances, and even today your heart can be softened. Regardless of where you\u2019ve been or what you\u2019ve done, you can surrender your life over to Him and begin a relationship with Jesus. He\u2019s ready to welcome you with open arms!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hebrews 3:7-11 \u00a0Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, \u201cToday, if you hear his voice,\u00a0do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,\u00a0where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.\u00a0Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, \u2018They always … Continue reading “Will Graham – Devotion”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192513,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192384\/revisions\/192513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}