---WHO IS DEAF?

Isaiah 42:1-4,23-25
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The LORD's hand is
not shortened, that it
cannot save...[But]
your sins have hidden
His face from you, so
that He will not hear.
--Isaiah 59:1-2 bible

~~~~THE ancient Israelites thought God was deaf when the problem was actually with them. Isaiah was a prophet sent to warn God's people about impending judgment, but his message fell on deaf ears. Instead of being God's covenant people, who were to bring light to those in darkness and release them from the dungeons of sin (42:7), they refused to hear Him. "They would not walk in HIs ways, nor were they obedient to His law" (v.24).

The prophet explained why their prayers seemed to fall on deaf ears: "The LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God" (Isa. 59:1-2). One reason for not receiving answers from God is that sin may be blocking our hearing. Let's examine ourselves carefully.

1 John 1:9-10 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us."

Our God isn't hard of hearing.
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Nothing between my soul and the Savior,
Naught of this world's delusive dream;
I have renounced all sinful pleasure,
Jesus is mine; there's nothing between. cross
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GOD SPEAKS THROUGH HIS WORD
TO THOSE WHO LISTEN WITH THEIR HEART.

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C.P.Hia
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