Warning Against Unbelief

Scripture: Hebrews 3:19 "So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief."

Observation: In this area of Scripture, the author of Hebrews warns against having unbelief. In the verses prior he explains how the unbelief of the Israelites led to their never being able to enter into the land that was promised to them. God did many miraculous things before them. He led them out of slavery, through the Red Sea, and to Mt. Sinai; He led them by a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day—yet in spite of all of these great and glorious miracles God did for them, they still did not believe in the promise of God. Because of their unbelief they did not enter the promised land.

Application: How do we apply this to our lives? By believing in the crazy things that God tells us. For many of us it is so hard to even believe that we can get to the place of hearing the voice of God, but God is speaking—are we listening? God works in mysterious ways; He speaks to us mysterious things. Are we going to believe the things he tells us?
A good friend told me once that I have to believe in the crazy things God tells me. Hebrews 11:6a says, "And without faith it is impossible to please God..." When the Israelites were trapped at the Red Sea God told Moses, "Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.” Now, we would all think it would be absolute madness to believe this divine whisper from God, and we would not follow through with it. If Moses would not have believed and stretched out his hand over the sea, they would have never crossed through it and escaped the Egyptians. It takes believing the crazy things God tells us to see the fulfillment of his promises.
This believing also requires us to take action to what we believe. We have to move forward believing, not just sit back, waiting for things to happen. Moving forward in our belief speaks of a faith that is real and of a faith that will see miraculous things.

Prayer: Father, give me faith to believe in your divine whispers and to move forward in them as you direct me. Do not let me be filled with doubt and believe in the lies of the enemy. Let my hope always be in you, and may my thoughts be filled with your Word and your Truth—and may I always be listening.