“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?”
John 12:38 (NIV)
The apostle John understood clearly that Isaiah 53 was all about Jesus of Nazareth.
It is sobering to stop and think about what the Words of verse 37 & 38 mean.
Ever wish that we lived during the time of our Lord’s ministry on earth, as He walked around teaching, healing and driving out demons? If we could only have Him with us now we think. But wait- there is a link between those who saw the arm of the Lord and those who wouldn’t believe. The ones who were present and saw with their own eyes the miraculous working of God’s power thru His beloved Son, were the ones who didn’t believe. Maybe it is a good thing that we weren’t there, if the choice is between saving faith and seeing miracles, I will choose the saving faith!
John tells us that the choice is God’s not ours.
He tells us thru Isaiah’s words that the reason people didn’t believe is because God blinded them. The miracles by themselves were not enough to cause people to believe, The Holy Spirit needed to do a work inside people so that they could see Jesus for He who truly is.
Friend – we don’t need miracles and signs and wonders for revival in our families and our land.
We need the Spirit to move in a powerful way in our lives, and in our loved ones’ lives.
We should pray and pray and pray.
Watching and waiting for the Spirit to move in power inside ourselves and our loved ones.
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