Sunday, October 6, 2024

“Hindrances To the Promise of God”

The hindrance of a hard heart.

Apathy is the offspring of a hardened heart.

What is your heart hard toward? _____________________

A hardened heart is one that can no longer discern between

good and evil.

Proverbs 1:29 NKJV

He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,

Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

ESV

He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,

will suddenly be broken beyond healing.

GNT

If you get more stubborn every time you are corrected,

one day you will be crushed and never recover.

BSB

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof

will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

Warnings are meant to do what?_____________________

Personally Read: Hebrews chapter 3 and 4.

Hebrews 3:18 -19 ESV

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his

rest, but to them that were disobedient? And we see that they

were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

The word "today" is God’s Word. I think the word "tomorrow"

is a satan word.

The battle is in the delay.

The word disobey here means obstinance.

God speaks to all of us, but how we respond depends on the

condition of our heart.

2 Corinthians 6:2 NKJV

"For he says: 'In an acceptable time I have heard you,

and in the day of salvation I have helped you.' Behold, now is

the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation".

How would I know if my heart was hardened against God?

1. Saying, “my heart isn’t hard”.

2. Insensitivity to what God says in His Word.

3. Resistance to His authority.

4. Justification of sinful conduct.

5. Rejection of any kind of reproof by others.

6. Preoccupation with worldly things.

7. Little interest in spiritual matters.

8. Absence of private devotion (Bible reading and prayer).

9. Avoidance of gathering to worship with other believers.

Personally Read: Isaiah 1:19-20