And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed. | ||
| Isaiah 29:11 | ||
| Here, the Lord says to these people at this time that, because they chose to be apathetic, they would remain unenlightened. That is, neither the educated nor the uneducated individual would have understanding of the Word. In this is an important truth. That is, if you don’t want to understand Scripture, you won’t. If you’re not interested in doing the will of God or knowing the heart of God, the Bible will become meaningless to you. Regardless of how educated or uneducated you are, you will find the Word to be dry, boring, and an unsolvable mystery. We receive illumination when we approach the Word with a submitted spirit, saying, “Lord, this Book is talking to me and talking about me. Therefore, change me, Lord. Deal with my heart and life.” Are your devotions dry and tedious? Are they difficult? Perhaps it’s because you’re approaching the Word without intending to be submitted to what it says. What a difference it makes when we approach it, saying, “Lord, today, use these Scriptures to change my life, to convict me of sin, to change my attitudes and heart within.” Pastor Jon Courson | ||
