“Blinded Eyes and Hardened Hearts”

“Blinded Eyes and Hardened Hearts”

 

“The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts—so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to Me and have Me Heal them.”           John 12:40, Isaiah 6:10

 

After ALL of the MIRACULOUS signs that Jesus had done, some people who had witnessed those miracles, STILL REJECTED Jesus as the Son of God.  When He came into Jerusalem for the PASSOVER FESTIVITIES, a crowd of people lined the street, and were celebrating the TRIUMPHANT ENTRY of the King of Israel.  And many of the people had witnessed Jesus calling Lazarus from the grave, and they SHARED this MIRACLE with others, and they all were EXCITED about seeing JESUS, the One who RAISED someone from DEATH and the GRAVE.  

 

But when Jesus shared the news of His DEATH the crowd begin to question Him. They responded with: “We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live FOREVER. How can You say the Son of Man will die?  Just who is the Son of MAN ANYWAY?”  And Jesus replied: “My light will shine for you just a little longer.  Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will NOT overtake you.  Those who walk in the darkness cannot SEE where they are going.  Put your TRUST in the LIGHT while there is still time; then you will become Children of the Light.

 

Still, MOST of the people DID NOT BELIEVE in Him.  This FULFILLED the words spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, “LORD, who has BELIEVED our message? To whom has the LORD revealed His POWERFUL ARM?” (Vv37-38) But the people couldn’t BELIEVE, for as Isaiah also said; “The Lord has BLINDED their eyes and HARDENED their HEARTS— so that their HEARTS cannot UNDERSTAND, and they CANNOT TURN to ME and have ME HEAL them.”  And why would God do this?  Because they REPEATEDLY REJECTED the LIGHT (JESUS) and they PREFERRED to REMAIN in the DARKNESS.  If people continue to REJECT JESUS and GOD, and DESIRE to REMAIN in the DARKNESS, then at some point in time GOD will GRANT their DESIRE, and they will spend ALL of their ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there.  Are YOU facing that kind of ETERNAL LIFE?  Are YOU REPEATEDLY REJECTING JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOR and LORD?  Be CAREFUL what the DESIRE of your HEART is.  

 

In order to CHANGE this outcome, you MUST BECOME A TRUE BELIEVER, one who has come to Christ, for the SALVATION of their SOUL, and to receive an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  The first thing is to ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, who is the LIGHT of the WORLD, and the SON of the LIVING GOD.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS CHRIST, died for YOUR SINS and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask HIM for His FORGIVENESS. And you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and allow JESUS to be YOUR LIGHT in the DARKNESS of this WRETCHED WORLD.  And DON’T end up with BLINDED EYES and a HARDENED HEART.  And DON’T let the DARKNESS be the DESIRE of your HEART.   So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.   He’s WAITING and COMING SOONER than you THINK!!!  DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!