Isaiah - Day 117
versebyverse | October 06, 2008 20:03
Scripture: Isaiah 6:9 (NIV): "He said, 'Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' ' "
Thought: To me, the dark unbelief of the Jews is a warning to us all.
Question: Have I heard and understood the gospel of Christ?
Isaiah acquires an unusual assignment: he is to stop pleading and persuading men to believe and obey, and begin to announce and declare that they have become too hard-hearted. They, (the Jews close at hand, that is, "this people"), will freely entertain a prophet and hear all he says, but the spiritual substance of the message from God will escape them. They will freely look upon Isaiah, and even cherish his recorded words for posterity, yet they will not grasp the heart of what is written.
The Jews were, and still are today, a people "ever hearing" the scriptures. They look into them intently. Yet God has declared them void of understanding and has ordained for them, by and large, to be incapable of true spiritual perception.
The question is begged: do I sit in any places "hearing" God's Word but "never understanding" it? Do I ever look upon scriptures as an indication of the life of Christ yet never "perceive" their beautiful substance?
Have I missed the boat?
Prayer: Lord God, help me to examine my own heart: have I found the incomparable joy of true salvation through Christ? Cause me to be assured, Lord, and to dismiss any doubts of unbelief. "I do believe You, Lord; help my unbelief!" Amen.
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