Hebrews 3:7-12

7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.

8Do not refuse to obey him. Do not be like God's people many years ago. When they travelled in the wilderness, they turned against me. They wanted to see if I would punish them.

9For 40 years your ancestors saw the great things that I did. But still they did not obey me.

10That is why I became angry with them. I said, “They always want to do what is wrong. They refuse to understand my message.”

11Because of that, I promised to punish them. Because I was angry with them, I said, “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’

12So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever.