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So, as the"); document.writeln("Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you"); document.writeln("did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, where your"); document.writeln("ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. That"); document.writeln("is why I was angry with that generation. I said, Their hearts are always going"); document.writeln("astray, and they have not known my ways. So I declared on oath in my anger, They"); document.writeln("shall never enter my rest. See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you"); document.writeln("has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But"); document.writeln("encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of"); document.writeln("you may be hardened by sins deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ, if"); document.writeln("indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. As has just been"); document.writeln("said: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in"); document.writeln("the rebellion.¹

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We will all"); document.writeln("spend eternity somewhere. Our destiny is determined by whether we accept or"); document.writeln("reject forgiveness through Christ. But eternity seems far away, so some people feel"); document.writeln("they can delay this decision. They think they can wait until they are closer to"); document.writeln("death, and then they will ask Jesus to save them.

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The problems"); document.writeln("with this reasoning are evident. First, there is no guarantee that you will"); document.writeln("have any warning before death. Second, by spending a lifetime rejecting the offer from God, you risk developing a hardened heart. Hebrews 3:13 tells us to exhort"); document.writeln("one another so that none will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin."); document.writeln("Rejecting God over and over again may prevent you from saying yes to God at the"); document.writeln("end of your life. We must be careful not to abuse His grace. All those who"); document.writeln("are not protected by salvation in Christ will face the reality of judgment"); document.writeln("(Hebrews 10:26-27).

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By postponing a"); document.writeln("decision for Christ, you not only lose the immediate blessings of a personal"); document.writeln("relationship with God in the present, but you also risk future separation from"); document.writeln("Him for all eternity. Do not wait! Come to Christ today. Acknowledge your sin,"); document.writeln("ask Him for forgiveness, and trust Him as your Savior.

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Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, first I want to thank You that You did not give"); document.writeln("up on me. You spoke to me over and over again through different people until I"); document.writeln("heard the message of salvation and accepted You as my Lord and Savior. Second, help"); document.writeln("me be an instrument that you can use to help others hear the message of"); document.writeln("salvation. Let me be courageous and determined to speak the gospel to others."); document.writeln("May my life be a living testimony of Your love, mercy, and grace. In the name"); document.writeln("of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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1. "); document.writeln("Hebrews"); document.writeln("3:7-15 (NIV).

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Today\'��s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Rosina N.

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