A Scripture and a Prayer: “Hardened Heart?”

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion” (Hebrews 3:15)

Prayer:

Lord, give us a heart that is softened by Your grace through faith, so that we don’t follow the example of Israel when they, in their rebellion, hardened their hearts towards You, because You didn’t do things their way. And it says You brought them into the wilderness for 40 years, and did not allow them to enter into Your rest, that is, into Your land of promise because of their unbelief. Help us therefore, Lord not to allow ourselves to be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, but rather believe Your word of promise. Help us walk by faith in Your word, and not by what we see or the circumstances we face. And as we hear Your voice let us believe and faithfully follow. And this I ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN