Verses: John 12 : 37 - 43
My thoughts about the verses:
This section of scripture reminds me of a grapevine. If you look closely it laps over itself. It is intertwined within itself and other parts of the vine. There are hard knots and then there are soft curves. Yet, it takes a lot of study to figure out where it really starts and where it ends.
Imagine Jesus being paraded down the streets as the new King. Imagine for a moment that Jesus was the conqueror that had come to set his people free. Yet, the people are so blinded by their own thoughts of who Jesus was to be that they are missing what is in front of them. They have seen and heard of the miracles that are happening. Yet, they cannot believe that this man is the true Messiah.
Making it even more mind boggling is that there are those that believe this is the Messiah. This does include some of the Jewish leaders. Yet, they were afraid to be connected to Jesus so they hid themselves from the Pharisees. They wanted to be able to receive praise from the Pharisees. They did not concentrate on giving or receiving praise from Jesus. In a sense they were blinded by their own understanding.
Isaiah knew this would happen. That people would see the miracles and not believe. God wanted all to see but if the mind could not be open to what was in front of them they would never receive the gift offered. it is not nearly an act of healing or raising from the dead that God wanted them to witness. God's true desire was for them to have a healing of their spirit. Their spirits were in dark shadows and they truly did not understand what they needed.
Haven't we all been there at one time or another. We have this great obstacle in front of us and we want what we think we need. When it does not happen we are let down or left in the dark about what really has occurred. We call these unanswered prayers because we feel as if God did not hear or give us what we wanted. When actuality these are answered prayers because God is giving us what we truly need. Once your mind is open you can see the gifts right in front of you.
God did not allow them to fully understand physical healing. If all Jesus did was healing physical ailments people would not put their trust in God. What Jesus wanted us to see is that we are to have Spiritual healing. He wanted to understand that we needed a spiritual healing like Isaiah had then we could truly understand.
My thoughts about the verses:
This section of scripture reminds me of a grapevine. If you look closely it laps over itself. It is intertwined within itself and other parts of the vine. There are hard knots and then there are soft curves. Yet, it takes a lot of study to figure out where it really starts and where it ends.
Imagine Jesus being paraded down the streets as the new King. Imagine for a moment that Jesus was the conqueror that had come to set his people free. Yet, the people are so blinded by their own thoughts of who Jesus was to be that they are missing what is in front of them. They have seen and heard of the miracles that are happening. Yet, they cannot believe that this man is the true Messiah.
Making it even more mind boggling is that there are those that believe this is the Messiah. This does include some of the Jewish leaders. Yet, they were afraid to be connected to Jesus so they hid themselves from the Pharisees. They wanted to be able to receive praise from the Pharisees. They did not concentrate on giving or receiving praise from Jesus. In a sense they were blinded by their own understanding.
Isaiah knew this would happen. That people would see the miracles and not believe. God wanted all to see but if the mind could not be open to what was in front of them they would never receive the gift offered. it is not nearly an act of healing or raising from the dead that God wanted them to witness. God's true desire was for them to have a healing of their spirit. Their spirits were in dark shadows and they truly did not understand what they needed.
Haven't we all been there at one time or another. We have this great obstacle in front of us and we want what we think we need. When it does not happen we are let down or left in the dark about what really has occurred. We call these unanswered prayers because we feel as if God did not hear or give us what we wanted. When actuality these are answered prayers because God is giving us what we truly need. Once your mind is open you can see the gifts right in front of you.
God did not allow them to fully understand physical healing. If all Jesus did was healing physical ailments people would not put their trust in God. What Jesus wanted us to see is that we are to have Spiritual healing. He wanted to understand that we needed a spiritual healing like Isaiah had then we could truly understand.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for all you have done for us. We thank you for giving us what we need. We thank you for those prayers that you did not answer our way. We ask Dear Savior to open our eyes so that we can see the gifts that you have given us. Open our minds so that we can understand the truth that you have for our life. We ask that you give us the healing we need may it is spiritual, physical or emotional. Dear God we are blessed to know and worship you. In the Holy of Holiest Names we Pray. Amen
Questions:
Are your eyes open to what God has done for you and those that you love? Have you been blinded because you have not opened your heart to Jesus? Are you willing to accept the healing that God has for you? Are you willing to put aside your own desires and concentrate on the Love that God has for you to share? Are you blind when it comes to your faith or do you fully see?
Dear God we thank you for all you have done for us. We thank you for giving us what we need. We thank you for those prayers that you did not answer our way. We ask Dear Savior to open our eyes so that we can see the gifts that you have given us. Open our minds so that we can understand the truth that you have for our life. We ask that you give us the healing we need may it is spiritual, physical or emotional. Dear God we are blessed to know and worship you. In the Holy of Holiest Names we Pray. Amen
Questions:
Are your eyes open to what God has done for you and those that you love? Have you been blinded because you have not opened your heart to Jesus? Are you willing to accept the healing that God has for you? Are you willing to put aside your own desires and concentrate on the Love that God has for you to share? Are you blind when it comes to your faith or do you fully see?
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