Hebrews 3:18-19
18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?
19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Unbelief is a thief that will rob us from our faith in God. There are three key things that will cause unbelief. The first is found in the verses above. Willful disobedience to God will lead to unbelief. These verses refer to the children of Israel who did not by faith enter into what God had promised was theirs. They continually disobeyed God. Disobedience will harden our heart toward God, robbing us from trusting in Him, resulting in unbelief.
In 1 Timothy 1:13, Paul talks about his life when he was persecuting the church before he had revelation of Jesus as the Messiah. He reveals he did so ignorantly through unbelief. Ignorance will cause unbelief in one’s life. Ignorance simply means we lack knowledge or understanding. When we lack knowledge or understanding of what God has done for us through Christ, we will walk in unbelief. Faith begins where the will of God is known.
The third area that can cause unbelief we find in Mark 6:4-6 where Jesus had gone to His hometown. He could not do any mighty works there and marveled at their unbelief. He reveals in verse 4 that one called to preach is without honor in his own country. A lack of honor for who God has anointed to teach the Word will cause unbelief. Because of this lack of honor, we won’t really hear what is being said. Jesus told us to take heed how you hear, for faith comes by hearing the Word of God. Avoid these three things and you can avoid the thief of unbelief.
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