Hebrews 3:7-11

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! “Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. “There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years. “Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, ‘Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.’ “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’”

Today’s verse is almost an exact quote from Psalm 95:8-11. The Holy Spirit has not only been working since after Christ’s ministry on earth. He has been at work throughout God’s story in many different ways. We see here an example of the New Testament referencing the Old, and standing on the truth of the Word of God that has been revealed in His perfect design from the beginning. As we witness the works of God the Holy Spirit engages our hearts to reveal to us the truth of what we witness. Alongside of this, our own evil desires collide with Satan’s deceitful schemes seek to harden our hearts to the truth. Yet God has revealed Himself through His Son Jesus, so that we may, through belief in Him, enter His rest and gain eternal life. Praise the Lord!