October 7, 2018

OUR OWN CHOICES

Isaiah 6:8-10

I also heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go to this people?” Then I said, “Behold, here am I, send me.” So He said, “Go, and tell this people, ‘You shall hear indeed, but not understand; and you shall see indeed, but not perceive.’ For the heart of this people has become insensitive, and their ears hear with difficulty. They have closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and I should heal them.”

Personal Challenge

The portion of this passage that usually stands out to me is Isaiah's willingness to be used by His God. I always have to ask myself if I would be this willing. However, today the part of the passage that struck me, is the description of the people that Isaiah is going to go preach to, God's chosen people. They are described as having insensitive hearts toward God and their neighbor, people who know God but have chosen to close their ears and eyes to what their God would say to them and show them. As I read this I must ask myself if I am becoming this way. Am I developing an insensitive heart toward both God and my fellow human being? Am I choosing to close of my eyes and ears to what God is asking of me so that I can do my own thing? Lord, have mercy! Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!