Why is America turning it back on Christianity? Why are Christians in America becoming the bad guys? Why is a nation that was founded on Biblical principles banning the Bible and prayer from their public schools? Why are there so many individuals who hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and “just don’t get it”?
Many people have been exposed to the gospel and simply do not understand what it is all about.
Why is this true?
Scripture tells us several reasons why people can’t understand the gospel. One of the reasons is that their eyes are blinded and their hearts are hardened.
Many people are blinded to the truth of the Gospel.
“The Lord has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts—
so that their eyes cannot see,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and have me heal them.” (John 12:40 NLT)
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 NLT)
Many people are spiritually dead.
Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. (Ephesians 2:1 NLT)
An individual who is spiritually dead is unable to do anything to change or correct his separation from God. Left on his own, he will continue living in sin.
Individuals who are spiritually dead, with blinded eyes and hardened hearts, will hate Christians.
“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. (John 15:18-19 NLT)
What is the solution to this problem? What can we do for the person who is spiritually dead with blinded eyes and a hardened heart?
There is only one answer.
Prayer
We can pray to God and ask Him to draw that individual to himself. We can ask God to change the heart of the individual we are praying for.
For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me … (John 6:44 NLT)
A person will have no desire to become a Christian unless God changes his or her heart.
In addition to praying for individuals, Christians can and should also be praying for God to bring a spiritual revival to America.
… May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. (Colossians 1:12-14 NLT)
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