Isa 6:9 And He said, "Go, and tell
this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do
not perceive.' 10 "Make the heart
of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see
with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And
return and be healed."
Having been cleansed of his sin, the willing servant Isaiah
has volunteered to serve as God’s messenger. I bet he could hardly wait to see
what the desired message would be. Would it be, “God loves you!” Or “God has a
plan for you.” Or maybe a John the Baptist like message of repentance?
Alas, that’s not the message Isaiah gets. Rather he
gets to tell the people, “just keep on ignoring the mercies and faithfulness of
God. Don’t pay attention to what you hear from His Word or what you see with
your very own eyes! Rather, keep putting your own God-denying spin on things!
This is a most serious judgment from God. This passage
from Isaiah is mentioned six times in the New Testament! The first mention is
found in Matthew 13. I include it today because I want to be reminded of the
gift given to me. If you are reading this or listening to it, chances are you
are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and you need to be reminded too!
In Mt 13, the disciples come to Jesus and want to know
why He speaks to the masses in parables. We pick it up in Mt 13:10, And the
disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in
parables?" 11 He answered and said to them, "Because it has been
given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has
not been given. 12 "For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he
will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
away from him. 13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing
they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14
"And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you
will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of
hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears, Lest they
should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.' 16
"But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;
Two things to remember here. This insight unto
salvation is (1) GIVEN! And (2) you are blessed to have received it.
Many, who hear this same word and observe the workings
of God remain deaf and blind unto eternal life. No sense into trying to figure
it out1 God’s grace forever remains “amazing.” “I once was lost, but now am
found, was blind but now I see.”
Faith came to me by hearing and hearing by the Word of
God, (Rom 10:17) The timing of it all,
remains a mystery to me, but I am ever thankful for the gift. Ever thankful for
those who faithfully preach the Word and trust the Spirit to bring forth the
fruit.
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