Do Not Harden Your HeartsSee to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. As has just been said: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” Hebrews 3:12-15
Do any of you remember the loss of the vessel called the “Central America”? She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down. She therefore hoisted a signal of distress. A ship came close to her, and its captain asked, through the trumpet, “What is wrong?”
“We are in bad repair and are going down. Wait till morning,” was the answer.
But the captain on board the rescue ship said, “Let me take your passengers on board now.”
“Wait until morning,” was the message that came back.
Once again the captain cried, “You had better let me take your passengers on board now.”
“Wait until morning,” was the reply that sounded through the trumpet.
About an hour and a half later, the lights were gone, and though no sound was heard, she and all on board had gone down to the fathomless abyss. Unconverted friends, for God’s sake, do not say, “Wait until morning.” Today, hear God’s voice.
