DEVOTIONAL 09/09/2018
Isaiah 44 18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Humans are destructively stubborn creatures. When they decide to believe in something, no amount of persuasion seems to be able to change them.
This chapter of Isaiah 44 talked about idolatry by humans who have no understanding, who bow down to graven images and make them their gods.
How tragic is that as beloved creations of God, these people worship wood or stone which cannot see nor hear and cannot answer their prayers.
Yes even when by His mercy, God sends His servants to preach and they still refuse the truth. When that happens, their heart will be hardened further. Now they are fighting against God. Now if God decides to shut their eyes and their hearts for understanding, He is just to do so. For Christians, as we know Christ and still fall into sins, we again kindle the anger of God towards us. We then fight against our own God. He could deliver confusion or shut up our understanding. No wonder many Christians fell into hell. No wonder there are so many backsliders and lukewarm Christians.
Even men of God and women of God, who many listen to, deceive themselves with false greatness. Noone wins when he fights against God and His Word. Noone.
May the Lord open our eyes and pray that He will not shut up our hearts for understanding, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Sam Christian
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