Unbelief

“See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.” Hebrews 3:12
Did you know that unbelief is a sin? The writer of Hebrews links the two together here. We often think of unbelief as being unable to believe. If we look at Christian belief from the world’s point of view, this is often what we see. Belief in an invisible God who created the world? That’s too hard for some people to do. It’s too big a jump to go from the tangible to the spiritual.
But if we look at it from God’s point of view, we see a completely different story. God created man to know Him and to fellowship with Him. Without Him, our life is incomplete. He made us to have three parts – a body, a soul, and a spirit. At the Fall, man’s spirit became disconnected from God. We lost our primary purpose in life. And ever since then, there has been a void in every person’s heart that only God can fill. Given this, it’s not hard to believe in God, when the opportunity comes. Rather, it is the natural thing to do – it brings everything back into alignment. So then, to not believe, is a choice. It is just as much a choice to not believe, as to believe. Since God wants us to believe in Him (and thereby be saved), to not believe is against His will, and as such, is sin. It is even worse, if we have known God – even superficially – and then turn away from Him. Test your heart today. Where are you at with God?