The phrase "Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts " was repeated again in v 15. IN fact the spoken words were written in the Psalm 95 - a call to worship the Lord sing, make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation..to come before his presence with thanksgiving. In fact 2 old songs were written out with the Psalm.
I reckon that "TODAY" is always an important DAY for anyone of us. To me it is like waking to a new morning each day, being alive and granted another "T0-day" to start with. Like Ground Zero, we do have Day Zeros.. I am not sure of the next T1, or T2 or T3 days to be added on. Simply because we won't know if we were be given yet another day by the Maker of the heavens and earth. Our times is in his hands (Ps30:15)
The faithfulness of YWHW is fresh every morning. Likewise His grace and mercy and forgiveness is unending. The mistakes we make of yesterday, we can restart the new tomorrow with T0. What a great assurance!
YWHW grieves for a generation who errs in their hearts, who do not know His ways. So while He is Loving, He can be in wrath too. And when He does that - umm we shall not enter His rest. Heb3:19 "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief"
Coming back to YWHW is simply to repent.
Repentance is simply a change of heart.
The heart is simply the beginning source of the way we decide what we do about the T0.
We cannot determine what is in store in the DAY for us - beyond our control.
But we are able not to err in our hearts - ie to change our attitude towards things beyond our control.
Our little red dot prides herself for efficiency and productivity, good clean government. Yet, last month we saw our MRT having major breakdowns that created havoc in human transportation. We experienced "ponding" in Orchard area due to the incessant rain. Both incidents were revealing. The very railway lines and canals system simply cannot be blocked! It is dangerous . Just as the blood vessels and our heart valves are hardened or blocked - we get heart attacks and we die.
So T0DAY, harden not our hearts! We may not have a T1 or T2. Never take this for granted.
So if you are someone like me who is now in her T17,100th day on earth, and YET do not know Him and His ways, it is not too late T0DAY! If you are TXXth in knowing the awesome Creator God, then I pray that the Lord teach you to number your days, that you may apply your hearts into wisdom (Ps 90:12) Amen!
It is a privilege to know Him. He grants us that REST that all of us needed each day. Open our hearts. Invite Him in.
Below is a extract I received yesterday. Great insights!
Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for a lighter rain. Just pray for a better umbrella. - That is attitude.
When flood comes, fish eat ants and when flood recedes, ants eat fish. - Only time matters. Just hold on, God gives opportunity to everyone!
Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship, it's not how we care in the beginning, but how much we care till the very end.
Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on what you make with them. A Wall or a Bridge? - Remember you are the architect of your life.
Search for a beautiful heart, but don't search for a beautiful face. Coz beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.
It’s not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it’s important how well you play with the cards you hold.
Often when we lose all hope & think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, 'relax dear it’s just a bend, not the end.' - Have faith and have a successful life.
One of the basic differences between God and humans is, God gives, gives and forgives. But the human gets, gets, gets and forgets.
Be thankful in life....
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