as in the rebellion

Thursday, January 13, 2011 Weekday

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Hebrews 3:7-14 Psalm 95:6-11 Mark 1:40-45

Hebrews 3:7-8 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness,

I can almost imagine hearing the Spirit calling us today as He called in the wilderness. It is tempting today to not trust in God and to trade our faith in Him and His Word for faith in human contrived solutions.It is tempting when things do not appear to be going the way we think they should to latch on to the next new idea, to try something else, rather than turning back to God's commands and His wisdom.

It didn't go well for those that did not trust God in the wilderness and I fear it will not go well for us either if we do not turn and head The Spirit's call. Our nation faces many difficult situations today and we too easily give up on God and put our hope in men. We must turn back to God or we may be the ones that do not enter into God's rest.

Father, hep me by your Holy Spirit to always seek to do your will, even when things do not look like they are going the way I think they should.

Amen