当我们看到警戒标志的时候，都会小心留意的。但有时候，当我们已经习惯了这些警告，就开始忽视它们；而这个时候，真正的危险就会发生，并带来巨大的损失。
在希伯来书中，我们来到一段作为警告标志的经文。我们都小心留意作者在这里所要说的。作者回顾神百姓的历史，并指出其中的问题：人们的心灵很快又变得刚硬，远离了神。
我们需要从别人身上学习，不要心里刚硬，要定睛在耶稣身上。
在这里我们学到的重要一课是要有团契生活，这样我们彼此鼓励，一起与神同行。靠着自己，我们不能离弃罪和试探，我们需要主，需要彼此。我们需要互相鼓励，好继续跟随耶稣。
当神的百姓忽视过去这些警告的记号，他们就会遭遇真实的危险。让我们不要习惯了这些警告以至于忽视了它们。让我们继续互相勉励，专注在耶稣的身上（来 3:1）。
主神，求你帮助我们留意这些警告，使我们定睛在耶稣身上，并彼此鼓励来聆听你的声音。阿们。
希伯来书 3:7-19
7圣灵有话说：“你们今日若听他的话，
8就不可硬着心，像在旷野惹他发怒、试探他的时候一样。
9在那里，你们的祖宗试我探我，并且观看我的作为有四十年之久。
10所以，我厌烦那世代的人，说：‘他们心里常常迷糊，竟不晓得我的作为。’
11我就在怒中起誓说：‘他们断不可进入我的安息。’”
12弟兄们，你们要谨慎，免得你们中间或有人存着不信的恶心，把永生神离弃了。
13总要趁着还有今日，天天彼此相劝，免得你们中间有人被罪迷惑，心里就刚硬了。
14我们若将起初确实的信心坚持到底，就在基督里有份了。
15经上说：“你们今日若听他的话，就不可硬着心，像惹他发怒的日子一样。”
16那时听见他话惹他发怒的是谁呢？岂不是跟着摩西从埃及出来的众人吗？
17神四十年之久又厌烦谁呢？岂不是那些犯罪尸首倒在旷野的人吗？
18又向谁起誓，不容他们进入他的安息呢？岂不是向那些不信从的人吗？
19这样看来，他们不能进入安息是因为不信的缘故了。
"See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily. . . ." - Hebrews 3:12-13
We all need to pay attention when we see warning signs. But sometimes we get used to seeing warnings, and we begin to ignore them. When that happens, real danger can creep in and do lots of damage.
In the book of Hebrews we have come to a passage that serves as a warning sign. And we do well to pay attention to what the author is saying here. The writer is pointing to the history of God’s people and showing how it did not play out so well. People were quick to harden their hearts and turn away from God.
So we need to learn from the mistakes of others. Don’t harden your hearts to the Lord. Keep focused on Jesus.
One important lesson we find here is that in living in community together, we need to encourage each other in our walk with God. We cannot keep free from sin and temptation on our own; we need the Lord, and we need each other. We need to encourage each other to keep on following the Lord.
When the people of God ignored warning signs in the past, they ran into real danger. Let’s not get so used to warning signs that we begin to ignore them. Let’s continue to encourage each other to “fix [our] thoughts on Jesus” (Hebrews 3:1).
Lord God, help us to pay attention to warning signs, keep our focus on Jesus, and encourage each other to hear your voice. Amen.
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