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July 31
Thursday


ARE YOU
READY?

READ:
Hebrrews 4:1-7
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Today, if you will hear
His voice, do not
harden your hearts.
__Hebrews 4:7
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It was a wild night for our family. At 11:30 p.m., I got a call from my son Steve. "Dad, I'm going to Iraq." "Right now?" I asked in disbelief. "Yes, I'm ready to go." Earlier that day, our Navy corpsman (medic) son had told me he thought it would be several months before he would go.

We talked a little more until he had to hang up. Then family phone calls followed as we let his sisters know what was happening. They called him to wish him well and pray for him__ and that was it.

A couple of restless hours later, Steve sent a text message: "We're not going. We're headed back." A helicopter ride to another state and back was the extent of Steve's trip that night, but it was still a valuable experience. It tested their readiness. The military had to know that when the call came, the corpsmen would be mentally ready to go.

When it comes to being ready for eternity, we won't get that kind of practice. No one knows when we will depart this earth through death or be called home at Jesus' return.

If you were called into eternity today, would you be prepared to meet God face-to-face? Have you opened your heart to Him? (Heb. 4:7). Are your sins forgiven? are you ready to go? __Dave Branon
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```````````````````Ready to speak, ready to warn,````````````````
`````````````````````Ready o'er souls to yearn,``````````````````
````````````````````Ready in life, ready in death,`````````````````
```````````````````Ready for His return. __Tillman```````````````
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God's call may come at any time__
so be ready all the time!

****************Today's Bible Reading __ Hebrews 4:1-7***********

1 Therefore, since a
promise remains of entering
His rest, let us fear lest any
of you seem to have come
short of it. 2 For indeed the
gospel was preached to us
as well as to them; but the
word which they heard did
not profit them, not being
mixed with faith in those
who heard it. 3 For we who
have believed do enter that
rest, as he has said: "So I
swore in My wrath, 'They
shall not enter My rest,' "
although the works were
finished from the
foundation of the world.

4 For He has spoken in a
certain place of the seventh
day in this way: "And God
rested on the seventh day
from all His works"; 5 and
again in this place: "They
shall not enter My rest."

6 Since therefore it
remains that some must
enter it, and those to whom
it was first preached did not
enter because of
disobedience, 7 again He
designates a certain day,
saying in David, "Today,"
after such a long time, as it
has been said: "Today, if
you will hear His voice, Do
not harden your hearts."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The writer of Hebrews seeks to affirm the superiority of Christ over
the prophets, angels, Moses, the priesthood, the old covenant, the
tabernacle, and the sacrifices. In Hebrews 3:1-4:13, the writer
compares Moses with Christ and expounds on Psalm 95:7-11
(quoted in Heb. 3:7-11) to warn his readers that Israel's unbelief
(Ex. 17; Num.14 prevented them from entering Canaan (Heb.
3:19). So believers in Christ should continue in obedience to enter
their promised rest. __Sim Kay Tee