I was invited to a concert, "Hillsong", and my heart was lit up inside me. I wanted to see God manifest His glory so we would all be transformed in an instant, the entire arena full of people! I grieve for this generation and want God to give them the easy way out; just zap um! They haven't had many Godly examples of men and women leading the way for them but then either did most of us. We learned how to live out our faith one step at a time, holden Jesus' hand all the way.Yet, I read about Isaiah's personal encounter with God as he is purified, as he is transformed into a holy conduit of God's glory. God is faithful to transform anyone who is willing to believe Him and agree with the process. Maybe we need a few Isaiahs who will cry out for this generation, "Woe is me." Look at this next scripture, it encouraged me that regardless of the giants this generation has to face, that you and I will and do face, our repentance will bring God to the rescue.
Deuteronomy 9
Not because of Israel's righteousness
V1 Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
V2 The people are strong and tall- Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said; "Who can stand up against the Anakites?"
V3 But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; He will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the Lord has promised you.
Colossians
V13 For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son
V14 In whom we have redemption the forgiveness of sins.
The miraculous doesn't bring transformation, it does prove power and does brings glory, it's purpose is to show the reality of the kingdom of God present. Only when the step taken to pull that reality into your being will the transformation take place, our eyes become open and our ears hear! Jesus performed miracles and they did recon the undeniable, some of them, yet their need for human approval won their hearts. Has it won ours? Hardness of heart never happens immediately, it happens choice by choice; the small choices of compromise that seem so harmless, that seem so minuscule.
John 12
The Jews continue in their unbelief.
V37 Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.
V38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
V39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
V40 "He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts nor turn- and I would heal them."
V 41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about Him.
V42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him . But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
This chapter 6 of Isaiah is a must read, hope you'll take the time. Pray for America!
Isaiah 6
V5 "Woe is me!" I cried, "I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty."
V6 Then one of the seraph's flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
V7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin is atoned for."
Never give up, Never give in!
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