"PEOPLE's HEART!"

Matthew 13:10-17
"10 Then the disciples came and said to HIM, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
11 And HE answered them, "To you IT has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them IT has not been given.
12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:9-10) is fulfilled that says: "You will indeed hear but NEVER understand, and you will indeed see but NEVER perceive."
15 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.'
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
17 For truly, I say to you, MANY PROPHETS AND RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE LONGED TO SEE WHAT YOU SEE, AND DID NOT SEE, AND HEAR WHAT YOU HEAR, AND DID NOT HEAR IT!"



GOD's SPIRIT can do miraculous things!  When a miraculous thing happens in your life, letting it go by the wayside isn't something that is easily accomplished. The brain hemorrhage I experienced didn't seem like something "miraculous" at the time, but the further down the recovery road I travel, the more convinced I am that GOD was/is at work!

My physician, who is a Believer, wrote these words, verbatim, in my medical records, and they are his words, not mine: "Patient sustained a massive hemorrhagic stroke on July 9th.  He was in ICU for over a month and on the ventilator for much of that time...........He initially was not able to speak or swallow.  He had right sided hemiplegia.  However, he has had an remarkable recovery that could only be defined as a miracle from God"!

Before the brain hemorrhage I was busy beyond belief and honestly didn't have time for anything, let alone listening to an Invisible GOD!  My recovery continues, but I was off from work nine days short of two years!  During those two years I had time to evaluate what was being accomplished with my life, that is what good was I getting done?  I "SEE" things from a different perspective now, not only as a hemorrhagic stroke survivor, but as a child of the living GOD who is blessed beyond measure.

JESUS told HIS disciples that they were BLESSED because they could see some things others couldn't SEE, HEAR, nor UNDERSTAND!  Sometimes it is easy to forget how physically BLESSED I am, not only to have survived the hemorrhage, but to have recovered with no deficits (disabilities)!  But the thing that is far more meaningful is being able to SPIRITUALLY SEE, HEAR, and UNDERSTAND that which is revealed to us by The FATHER!

Knowing there are people who spiritually can't SEE, HEAR, nor can they UNDERSTAND is a heartbreaking understanding.  SEEing someone who can't SEE Spiritually can be frustrating, yet heartbreaking, as they can't SEE, HEAR, or UNDERSTAND things that are so obvious to believers.  JESUS said these "PEOPLE's HEART" has grown dull, or calloused, hardened, or unable to receive nutrients.  FATHER IN HEAVEN, cause me to SEE the needs of those who have chosen to not SEE, HEAR, nor UNDERSTAND the things from YOU, and to share YOUR Word in a way YOU will be glorified!