Wednesday 07.04.2021
Mat 13:14,15 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’
Mat 13:16,17 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Two kinds of eyes, ears and hearts are mentioned here.
- Eyes that see but never perceive, ears hear but never understand, hearts which have grown dull.
- Eyes that see, ears that hear.
Prophet Isaiah was given a command to close their eyes and ears.
Joh 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
In Acts 26:17,18
Act 26:17 …..delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Paul is called out and sent to the gentiles and to His own people to open their eyes.
Today
Through Daniel Academy 400-500 soldiers are entrusted to our care. We have been given a great responsibility of opening their eyes.
Eyes are closed in various ways.
- “God Himself has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart Joh 12:40
- The god of this world blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel (2 Cor 4:4)
- Darkness will blind the eyes of those who hate their brothers. (1Jn 2:11)
Let’s start praying for them
Surrender them to the Lord
Mentor them through the student coordinator
Prepare them for their future career in ministry
They can become the pillars of the Church in India
Those whose eyes see
Can interpret anything and everything in the perception of the Lord.
Can hear the voice of the Lord anywhere, and in anything. .
The Lord can speak through
A Potter
A Baker
A bare footer
A farmer
A shepherd
A vine dresser
A blasphemer etc.
Only a man of God can interpret and understand what the Lord speaks through them.
Many would have seen a potter making a pot but only Jeremiah could derive the message of God out of it.(Jer 18:1-10)
Many would have seen basketful of fig trees. But when Jeremiah saw 2 baskets of fig trees, he could interpret the message of God.(Jer 24:2-10)
Let our eyes and ears be open and our hearts alert and receptive to the messages the Lord is speaking 24 hours of the day through all the incidents that happen in our life.
All glory to God.