November 13: God Gets Tired!
John 12:37-41 Amplified Bible (AMP)
37 Even though He had done so many miracles before them (right before their eyes), yet they still did not trust in Him and failed to believe in Him—
38 So that what Isaiah the prophet said was fulfilled: Lord, who has believed our report and our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled and revealed)?
39 Therefore they could not believe [they were unable to believe]. For Isaiah has also said,
40 He has blinded their eyes and hardened and benumbed their [callous, degenerated] hearts [He has made their minds dull], to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and minds and repenting and turning to Me to heal them.
41 Isaiah said this because he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
37 Even though He had done so many miracles before them (right before their eyes), yet they still did not trust in Him and failed to believe in Him—
38 So that what Isaiah the prophet said was fulfilled: Lord, who has believed our report and our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled and revealed)?
39 Therefore they could not believe [they were unable to believe]. For Isaiah has also said,
40 He has blinded their eyes and hardened and benumbed their [callous, degenerated] hearts [He has made their minds dull], to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and minds and repenting and turning to Me to heal them.
41 Isaiah said this because he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
Isaiah 1:12-16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
12 When you come to appear before Me, who requires of you that your [unholy feet] trample My courts?
13 Bring no more offerings of vanity (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility); [your hollow offering of] incense is an abomination to Me; the New Moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure—[it is] iniquity and profanation, even the solemn meeting.
14 Your New Moon festivals and your [hypocritical] appointed feasts My soul hates. They are an oppressive burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
15 And when you spread forth your hands [in prayer, imploring help], I will hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!
16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes! Cease to do evil,
At some point, God gets tired of continual unbelief. He has enough. He says, "Okay, this is how its gonna be? I woo and woo and woo you. I heal you time after time. I forgive you time after time. You see with your own eyes my miracles. You feel my tender presence. And yet you refuse to believe. Well, fine, then. If this is what you want, this is what you're gonna get. Unbelief. Spiritually blind eyes. A dead heart.
When we blindly believe, we receive seeing eyes and open hearts! When we refuse to believe, we receive blind eyes and dead hearts!
Is your heart dead? Run to Jesus! Give Him your dead stony heart and He will replace it with a soft tender heart. You have a choice here. He will give you exactly what you believe for.
12 When you come to appear before Me, who requires of you that your [unholy feet] trample My courts?
13 Bring no more offerings of vanity (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility); [your hollow offering of] incense is an abomination to Me; the New Moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure—[it is] iniquity and profanation, even the solemn meeting.
14 Your New Moon festivals and your [hypocritical] appointed feasts My soul hates. They are an oppressive burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
15 And when you spread forth your hands [in prayer, imploring help], I will hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!
16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes! Cease to do evil,
At some point, God gets tired of continual unbelief. He has enough. He says, "Okay, this is how its gonna be? I woo and woo and woo you. I heal you time after time. I forgive you time after time. You see with your own eyes my miracles. You feel my tender presence. And yet you refuse to believe. Well, fine, then. If this is what you want, this is what you're gonna get. Unbelief. Spiritually blind eyes. A dead heart.
When we blindly believe, we receive seeing eyes and open hearts! When we refuse to believe, we receive blind eyes and dead hearts!
Is your heart dead? Run to Jesus! Give Him your dead stony heart and He will replace it with a soft tender heart. You have a choice here. He will give you exactly what you believe for.
Matthew 9:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance [on the power invested in Me] be it done to you;
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance [on the power invested in Me] be it done to you;
John 12:42-43 Amplified Bible (AMP)
42 And yet [in spite of all this] many even of the leading men (the authorities and the nobles) believed and trusted in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that [if they should acknowledge Him] they would be expelled from the synagogue;
43 For they loved the approval and the praise and the glory that come from men [instead of and] more than the glory that comes from God. [They valued their credit with men more than their credit with God.]
They believed in Jesus but fear of being rejected by people kept them from publicly acknowledging Him. Believing quietly in your heart is not enough, folks!
"Jesus I pray for that one today who refuses to believe. She is miserable and has been for as long as she can remember. And yet she continues to reject You over and over again. She feels Your sweet presence drawing her time and time again. She says "No, thank You, Jesus" time and time again. She knows deep in her heart You are the Answer! To everything! The pain, the loneliness, the rejection, the fear, the depression. But she is afraid. Of what others might think. Of rejection from her so called friends, her so called fiance, and/or so called family. Please have mercy, Jesus! Please wait a little longer, Jesus. Please continue to draw her heart to You a little longer. Before You blind her eyes and harden her heart completely. I love You and I thank You for Your grace. You healed and delivered one like me. I bless Your name, Jesus. I will continue to give You the glory and honor You deserve. Forever and ever. AMEN."
42 And yet [in spite of all this] many even of the leading men (the authorities and the nobles) believed and trusted in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that [if they should acknowledge Him] they would be expelled from the synagogue;
43 For they loved the approval and the praise and the glory that come from men [instead of and] more than the glory that comes from God. [They valued their credit with men more than their credit with God.]
They believed in Jesus but fear of being rejected by people kept them from publicly acknowledging Him. Believing quietly in your heart is not enough, folks!
"Jesus I pray for that one today who refuses to believe. She is miserable and has been for as long as she can remember. And yet she continues to reject You over and over again. She feels Your sweet presence drawing her time and time again. She says "No, thank You, Jesus" time and time again. She knows deep in her heart You are the Answer! To everything! The pain, the loneliness, the rejection, the fear, the depression. But she is afraid. Of what others might think. Of rejection from her so called friends, her so called fiance, and/or so called family. Please have mercy, Jesus! Please wait a little longer, Jesus. Please continue to draw her heart to You a little longer. Before You blind her eyes and harden her heart completely. I love You and I thank You for Your grace. You healed and delivered one like me. I bless Your name, Jesus. I will continue to give You the glory and honor You deserve. Forever and ever. AMEN."
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