Hebrews 3:12-19 (The Message) So watch your step, friends. Make sure there's no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it's still God's Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we're in this with Christ for the long haul. These words keep ringing in our ears: Today, please listen; don't turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising. For who were the people who turned a deaf ear? Weren't they the very ones Moses led out of Egypt? And who was God provoked with for forty years? Wasn't it those who turned a deaf ear and ended up corpses in the wilderness? And when he swore that they'd never get where they were going, wasn't he talking to the ones who turned a deaf ear? They never got there because they never listened, never believed.
While sitting at a stoplight, I notice a vehicle pull into the turn-only lane, yet they merely used that lane to get ahead of other traffic. They were in a hurry so they disobeyed laws. The only accomplishment they made was to be one car length ahead; this was hardly worth the effort and certainly not worth breaking the law. Had a police officer been near, their efforts would have been stopped and their pocketbook emptied. We do this in many facets of our Christian walk. We try to rush ahead of where God wants us to be. Many times our efforts to fulfill God’s plan are hindered by our disobedience and our disobedience hinders God’s plan. Our sins slow down our progress and often will result in our downfall. Quit rushing God, trust His timing.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
