Mark
6:47-52 (ESV) And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was
alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for
the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to
them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him
walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 for they all
saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said,
"Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid." 51 And he got into the boat with them, and
the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for they did not
understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
NOTE: I wonder if
the real problem with hardened hearts, is not that God hardens hearts, but that
God does not un-harden them. We choose to believe or not to believe. We are not
force to believe. But God does need to bring a change, an un-hardening of the
heart to be able to believe. In and of ourselves, we would always choose to
ignore God and his commands -- that is our nature. But God is the one who opens
our hearts to truth. We still must use that grace for good; we still must
choose to believe. But God in his kindness is the one who softens our hearts
and opens our minds to his truth.
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