Hebrews 3:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's messenger and High Priest.
2 For He was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God's entire house.
3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.
4 For every house has a builder, but the One who built everything is God.
5 Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
6 But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ [faithful to the end].
7 That is why the Holy Spirit says, "Today when you hear His voice,
8 don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested Me in the wilderness.
9 There your ancestors tested and tried My patience, even though they saw My miracles for forty years.
10 So I was angry with them, and I said, 'Their hearts always turn away from Me. They refuse to do what I tell them.'
11 So in My anger I took an oath: 'They will never enter My place of rest.'"
12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God.
13 You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.
14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
15 Remember what it says: "Today when you hear His voice, don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled."
16 And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard His voice? Wasn't it the people Moses led out of Egypt?
17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn't it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness?
18 And to whom was God speaking when He took an oath that they would never enter His rest? Wasn't it the people who disobeyed Him?
19 So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter His rest.
Heb. 4:1 God's promise of entering His rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.
2 For this good news-that God has prepared this rest-has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn't share the faith of those who listened to God.
3 For only we who believe can enter His rest. As for the others, God said, "In My anger I took an oath: 'They will never enter My place of rest,'" even though this rest has been ready since He made the world.
4 We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all His work."
5 But in the other passage God said, "They will never enter My place of rest."
6 So God's rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God.
7 So God set another time for entering His rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: "Today when you hear His voice, don't harden your hearts."
8 Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.
9 So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.
10 For all who have entered into God's rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.
11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.
12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before His eyes, and He is the One to whom we are accountable.
14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin.
16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
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Psalms 66:1 For the choir director: A song. A psalm. Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
2 Sing about the glory of His name! Tell the world how glorious He is.
3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds! Your enemies cringe before Your mighty power.
4 Everything on earth will worship You; they will sing Your praises, shouting Your name in glorious songs." Interlude
5 Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles He performs for people!
6 He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and His people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in Him.
7 For by His great power He rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
8 Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing His praises.
9 Our lives are in His hands, and He keeps our feet from stumbling.
10 You have tested us, O God; You have purified us like silver.
11 You captured us in Your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
12 Then You put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but You brought us to a place of great abundance.
13 Now I come to Your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to You-
14 yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble.
15 That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to You-the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what He did for me.
17 For I cried out to Him for help, praising Him as I spoke.
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw His unfailing love from me.
Ps. 67:1 For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments. May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor on us. Interlude
2 May Your ways be known throughout the earth, Your saving power among people everywhere.
3 May the nations praise You, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise You.
4 Let the whole world sing for joy, because You govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude
5 May the nations praise You, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise You.
6 Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.
7 Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear Him.
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