Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Exhortation is a sermon or speech that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises. Jesus preached everyday as an example to what men who profess to be disciples need to do. Daily means every day. Paul taught a young minister to do the same
2 Tim 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
The word instant means ” without delay ” . It needs to be done now, each day, every day. Without the constant daily teachings of Jesus, people can forget God’s will and direction.
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
If you want a blessing from God, you need to be a doer. Forgetful hearers start to wander away from daily preachings and then start to forget what God wanted them to do in the first place. People need to have daily seeking hearts to grow, and men of God need to take hold of the reigns and get up and preach every single day. To be fruitful, you must tend to God’s garden every day as a faithful laborer.
Remember what the Lord Jesus Himself taught…
Mark 4:19 ” And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. “
The Apostles and disciples of Christ followed the path of Jesus and preached every day and were blessed. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Can you imagine the fruit that Peter and Paul have today? Wow.
Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”
I want you to imagine not feeding your sheep every day, or not watering your pets. The animals need to be fed and watered every day. Do you know why? They begin to get weaker and weaker and weaker. I see a lot of symbolism here. Our God is a kind God and feeds the hungry animals every day out in the woods. As a minister of God, one must feed the flock of God that is among them every day. This is so we are strong and well fed in our faith, and when we go out into the world, we cannot be decieved. You’ve been taught the truth, you believe the truth and each day you’re living the truth.
Without daily biblical food, people’s hearts can become hardened by sin. It’s like setting a one gallon water jug outside in the winter and it slowly starts to freeze until it becomes a big block of cold ice.
Hebrews 3:8 ” Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness “
God was so grieved at them in the desert because they were not following His ways. People still do it today. I have always said, God blesses faithful obedience. Hard hearted people have allowed themselves to become that way because of a refusal to follow the teachings of Jesus daily and faithfully sumbit to His calling and purpose for each of us. The gospel is not difficult, just love and obey Jesus and watch where God takes you. Not even the sky is the limit!
But sadly, some people lack a seeking heart and only desire to hear biblical teaching once a week, once a month, or twice a year. It is so difficult to see others who were once seeking God for so long, slowly start to abandon Him. That is obviously their choice, but that is one reason they get caught up in the world and it’s ways. It’s why they start turning to ice and fall away from the truth. In that state they can eventually start to believe a lie like eve did in the garden. They profess Christianity but they don’t seek God’s preaching DAILY so they stay mentally strong against the wiles of the devil.
Remember God loves us, that is a fact, the problem is people in the world and even in the church refuse to love Him back, and therein lies salvation.
We must seek Jesus daily as you would a spouse or close friend. We need to be influenced by the teachings of Jesus daily. Without it, hard hearts can develop because of a lack of rememberance.
There are certain things I don’t remember anymore that I learned in High School. Some of them were not very important to me. I have found in life that if something is very very important to you, you will seek after it. If Jesus and salvation is very very important to you, you will seek hearing biblical teaching and instruction daily. And a preacher must fulfill his duty and calling to God and preach daily to those who are spiritually hungry.
Romans 10:14 and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
You increase faith through preaching scripture. If you want to drive down the road you have to have fuel each day. If you want to stay on the narrow road, fuel up on Jesus.
Sin is the exact opposite of love. People claim each day to love others, but that doesn’t mean that they are going to be in heaven. Jesus taught that His return will be similar to the days of Noah. (Matt 24:37) People would be marrying and given in marriage. But just because they profess love isn’t enough, it doesn’t mean that they will inherit eternal life. God the Father requires more than that. He requires that we love HIS SON and obey what He taught.
So you see, it’s all about Jesus. It’s all about serving Him through His Word. That is why we need daily preaching in our lives, to strengthen and solidify us in the true faith.
Many people today need a giant Spiritual chisel to bust up the ice that has developed inside their hearts. They need a sledge hammer to break up that hard rock that has replaced what was in their heart once before. They need to sit by the refiners fire and melt that hardness away until their heart becomes loving, obedient and tender once again, the heart that God desires for each of us.
Seek Christ daily. Preach Christ daily. Follow Christ daily, and watch what Jesus does for you.
In love
Eric
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 