#soap # Hebrew 08 ## Title: It’s An Inside Job ## Scripture: (Hebrews 8:10) “. . .” (NET) ## Observation: When God saves someone, it is a supernatural miracle. We don’t decide when we get saved. We respond to the drawing of the Holy Spirit, but we are responding to something He has initiated. That’s already amazing enough, but God doesn’t finish there. When we respond to the Gospel and receive it, the Holy Spirit transforms our inner life and begins His work on us. He slowly begins to set us free and unties us from various knots we have found ourselves bound up in. However, this work of freedom is different for everyone and takes a different amount of time for everyone. We may not see the change in others for a while because the work is primarily done on the inside. For some people, the change is instant and lasting. For others, the walk toward freedom takes a long time and only shows in small ways on the outside. This doesn’t mean He is not at work. It simply means He is doing things we cannot see. Our job is to trust the Lord and keep growing every day. He is the miracle worker. Our job is to never stop following and trusting Him. ## Application: Take a step closer to Jesus today and pray for others around us to do the same. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for never stopping Your work on us.