OUR FATHER WHO OFFERS REST THROUGH THE GOOD NEWS

Hebrews chapter 4 verse 7 says this;

God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your 

 hearts.”

The verse quotes Psalm 95 verse 11 where David adjures his audience not to harden their hearts if they hear the Lord's voice.

The literary use of the word "today" by the Lord in this verse is to make an offer to anyone who would hear it at any time at the present or the future.

This standing offer is made to God's people when they hear the good news. Whereas some hear the good news and harden their hearts and decline the offer, others  hear the good news and believe and they enter God's rest.

They can rest from their works because they accepted the standing offer of the gospel and believed.

Amen.