Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 118

versebyverse | October 07, 2008 20:09

Scripture:  Isaiah 6:10 (NIV):  " 'Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.  Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.' "

Thought:  To me, it is good that God does not allow His precious truth to be compromised.

Question:  Is my heart "calloused" against Christ?

Does God not want the people to understand Him?  Does He not want them to obtain heart-healing?  The Septuagint translation is a little different, indicating they are never hearing or learning; that they themselves continually choose not to take to heart the things God presents to them.  I think God does want, even longs for, the people's hearts to understand and consequently be healed; but I see His jealous judgment emerging as He sends Isaiah.  It's as though He is warning Isaiah that they will never respond to him; that he is going into an unharvestable field; that it's no use...How sad.  Then it becomes a sacrilege, a waste, to even begin because they tread under foot the forgiveness of God.  Forgiveness is a two-party deal or it isn't anything.  This is why we have other scriptures that confirm this Isaiah passage:  II Thessalonians 2:10 and 11:  "they perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.  For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie."  Revelation 22:11a: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:  and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still..."

And so the command to Isaiah:  "Make their ears dull and close their eyes."  What a commissioned task Isaiah is given!  The role of a prophet and obedient servant of Christ is not always rosy and joyous.  But we must do what God commands and say what He wants us to say, to whom and where He sends!

Prayer:  Omnipotent Father, thank You for drawing a line and declaring unbelief unacceptable.  Help me, deep in my heart, to fully embrace Your scriptural truths and trust You!  Amen.

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