Psalm 95

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.

3 For the LORD is the great God,
the great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.

5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.

6 Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care.
Today, if you hear his voice,

8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,
as you did that day at Massah in the desert,

9 where your fathers tested and tried me,
though they had seen what I did.

10 For forty years I was angry with that generation;
I said, "They are a people whose hearts go astray,
and they have not known my ways."

11 So I declared on oath in my anger,
"They shall never enter my rest."

The very last words of this psalm really shook me up. I think I will break down and cry like mad if I ever hear God saying this to me.

Time and time again, the Israelites tested God when they were wandering in the desert. Even though they had witnessed first hand Moses parting the Red Sea and many other miraculous signs, yet their hearts were hardened (v8).

Upon some reflection, I realised that over the past few days (just a few days after the 40 Days' Fast & Pray), I have not been spending much time with God. But during the Fast & Pray season, I was quite committed to it and really enjoyed God's presence.

Right now, I just sense that my heart is starting to turn cold again. It takes a moment of disobedience to undo months of discipline.


No!!! I shall reject that in the name of Jesus. I want to be intentional and disciplined about spending time with God. I want to talk to Him everyday in my life. O Lord, let my heart not be hardened!


Things to ponder
1. How're you spiritually after the 40 Days' Fast & Pray? Rate yourself from 1 to 10 (10 means very good!).
2. What are you going to do to help you maintain a tender heart before God?
3. Pray for yourself to always have a heart that is tender and teachable before God.