Thursday, March 27, 2025

If Today You Hear His Voice

“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” Psalm 95:8




If anyone had the right to be stressed, it was Jesus. He knew what was His fate. And true enough, he sweated blood, which only occurs under conditions of fear, extreme physical and emotional stress. The condition is called Hematidrosis, when the capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture. 


I don’t know anyone who has experienced this, but stress is prevalent in our society today, especially in the Philippines. A 2024 AXA Mind Health study found that 87% of Filipinos experience work-related stress, which is 11% higher than the global average. 


Whenever I feel stressed, I find comfort in prayer, reading the Bible or a favorite devotional. In “Streams in the Desert” I read, “Talk to God about whatever may be pressuring you and then commit the entire matter into His hands. Do this so that you will be free from the confusion, conflicts, and cares that fill the world today....burden Him with it, and you will have put the concerns and cares of the matter behind you.”


“Build a little fence of trust around today; fill the space with loving work and therein stay.” We should also take the psalm for today seriously, “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” (Psalm 95:8) 


If we do this, we will not miss God visiting us with His peace and wisdom.

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