Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in Him.John 12:37
Oh Lord, this passage of Scripture is jarring and sobering. Lord, I recognize that I’m not above having a heart that refuses to believe and thus is blinded by unbelief. We look at this and say, “I’d never miss the miraculous ways of Christ if I was in their shoes.” And yet, we forsake the miraculous on a normal basis. Lord, let me fix my eyes on You and Your truth. Let me walk by faith – fully committed and not given to doubt and unbelief. Lord, cause my gaze to be fully Yours. Help me not to be one that forgets what You’ve done or wavers on who You are. Thank You for giving me the ability to stand firm and not be tossed to and fro by the waves of life.
Lord, the root of stubbornness is pride of heart. Root out any forms of pride that would keep me at a place of doubt and unbelief. I confess that I often take the posture of, “I know better.” But oh, I don’t know better than You. I declare that I don’t know it all. In fact, I am totally unable to know anything apart from Your grace to learn and understand. Lord, cause pride to subside in my soul and open my eyes to areas of spiritual blindness.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
