Scripture to Read: Hebrews 3:14
Today, in Hebrews 3:14, God assures the first believers who read this letter, who were facing per- secution, that everyone who claims to know Christ must “hold firm our newborn confidence [which originally led us to Him] until the end,” (AMP Bible). In other words, a true believer in Christ will trust in Him and will obey Him. The evidence of a true believer is trust and obe- dience. Does that mean we will never disobey Christ, that we will never have doubts? Absolutely not, but God is telling us that to walk in His favor and blessing is by trusting Him and walking in obedience to His Word. We must “hold fast,” be diligent, be disciplined in our daily walk with our Lord. God used James to layout this truth in James 1:22-25, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.” Note, especially James 1:25, that all believers must “do,” which means we must obey in order to walk in God’s blessings.
Challenge & Application
What did you learn today about trusting and obeying our Lord?
How will you choose to trust and obey Him and who will you share this truth with this week?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!