Passage
Hebrews 4:1-13 (ESV)
Plagues of Frogs and Gnats
Exodus 8:1-19
Key Verse: 8:19
Make Every Effort to Enter God's Rest
Date: Aug. 31, 2017
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 4:11
1. A Sabbath-rest for the people of God (1-11)
God made a promise of rest to his people, a rest he himself began upon completing creation (4). But those who received the promise did not enter, because of unbelief (2) and disobedience (6). They were forbidden to enter his rest. Yet this gives us hope that that rest is still available to us to enter. Every day we have a choice to believe and obey or not. We have heard his voice: Let us make every effort to enter his rest by believing and obeying our God.
2. Obey God's living word (12-13)
To obey God's word is the practical expression of belief in God's promise, and is the way to enter God's rest. God's word has power to transform lives in every generation, and he has given us his word. One day we will all give an account to him who gave us his promise, and he sees and knows all. So let us make every effort to believe and obey his word today.
Prayer: Father, thank you for your promise of rest. I believe your word - help me obey it today.
One Word: Believe and obey God's word
