Finding Rest

Do Not Harden Your Heart

Psalm 95

V 1-7 praise God the creator

Praise God the great king

Praise God the owner of this universe

Praise God of our salvation

This is the Israelites speaking here, they are the chosen nation

but they all individually have to believe

they all have to put their faith in Jesus

The coming messiah The one who will die on the cross for their sins

Their personal salvation is just like ours

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved

V 7-10

V 7 there is a big break from Corporately to individually

If only Today Don’t harden your hearts

Mark 1:14–15 LSB

Now after John had been delivered up into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

this is a command for everybody

Jesus speaking to the people said

John 6:37 LSB

and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.

Acts 20:20–21 LSB

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

this is also a command by Paul to everyone

But Jesus also said in

John 5:40 LSB

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

the hardness of sin has polluted the mind against God

David is saying to the people of his time don’t be like your ancestors who came out of captivity

the people who could not enter into the promised land because of the lack of faith

the people who had a hard heart because of sin

Hebrews 4

The author to the Hebrews is going to tell his audience the same thing that the Psalmist said

V 3-19

not enter because of unbelief

Enter His rest , the promised land was to be rest for the people

The author is pleading with his audience to come to Christ

to repent and believe

V 1-2

The good news / the gospel was proclaimed to the people in the wilderness

but the would not believe

would not put their trust in the coming Messiah to save them from their sins

V 3 is speaking of the believers

We when we believe enter Gods rest

Jesus has done all of the work

Sanctified us / set us apart

justified us / declared us not guilty

adopted us / brought us into His family

V 3 also speaks of those who don’t believe

The Wrath of God

is righteous judgement against sin

the expression of holiness against sin

The wrath of God was on Jesus when He was on the cross

That is how the ones who believe can be declared not guilty

from the foundation of the world there has been a plan for the salvation for those who believe

V 4-6

Some believe and a lot don’t

V 7 today

through David he said “today” if you hear His voice

the author says “today”

today I say Today

If you hear His voice calling

Don’t harden your heart

Whether or not you think that you are one of the elect

Jesus says if you come to me

I promise you wont be cast out

The Sabbath Rest

V 8-10

Rest in peace

When this life is over for the Christian there will be a Godly rest from our labors

God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th

There are many who believe that this creation is in a 7 millennial time frame

we are in the last Jubilee? 50 years before the 7th day

the day of rest, the Millennial kingdom

where the christian will rule with her groom this world

will we work? probably

but it will be a work that is not work

we will be at rest,

the preacher here in

V 11

is going back to evangelizing to turn people to repentance

but be careful when you come to Christ. make sure you are coming with an attitude that is..

of repentance turning away from your sin

having a heart that hates your sin

turning away from self to Jesus as your saviour

Because V 12

you cant fool God. He judges your intentions, your motivations, your innermost thoughts

V 13

There is a coming judgement and all of these things will be brought to the light

All sin will be judged and we will have to give an account for it

and the wages of sin is death an eternity in the lake of fire

Jesus on the other hand has paid the penalty for the sin of everyone who has put faith the finished work of Christ

V 14-16

The good news is that we are sinners with a death penalty

but Jesus came and took sin upon himself

TODAY if you hear God’s voice calling do not harden your hearts

yield to the Holy Spirit who is gives new life. then come trembling to the cross of Christ cast your soul to Him for salvation

beg for His Mercy and Grace

Enter the rest that God offers.