Who Is Deaf?

The Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save... [But] your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. - Isaiah 59:1-2


A man told his doctor that he thought his wife was going deaf. The doctor told him to conduct a simple test. When the man reached the front door of his home, he called out, "Darling, is dinner ready?" Hearing no response, he walked inside and repeated himself. Still no reply. On the third try, when he was just behind her, he finally heard her say, "For the third time, yes!"

Similarly, the ancient Israelies thought God was dead when the problem was actually with them. Isaiah was a prophet sent to warn God's people about impending judgemet, but his message fell on deaf ears. Instead of being God's covenant people, who were to bring light to those in darkness and release them from the dungeons of sin (42:7), they refused to hear Him. "They would not walk in His ways, nor were they obedient to His law" (v.24).

The prophet explained why their prayers seemed to fall on deaf ears: "The Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God" (Isa. 59:1-2). One reason for not receiving answers from God is that sin may be blocking our hearing. Let's examine ourselves carefully.

Our God's isn't hard of hearing. - C. P. Hia


Nothing between my soul and the Savior,
Naught of this world's delusive dream;
I have renounced all sinful pleasure,
Jesus is mine; there's nothing between. - Tindley

God speak through His Word to those who listen with their heart.

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Isaiah 42:1-4, 23-25

Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul deligths: I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry, not lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

A bruised reed will he not breakk, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

Who is there among you who will give ear to this? who will listen and hear for the time to come? Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Didn't Yahweh? he against who we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient to his law.

Therefore he poured on him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he didn't know; and it burned him, yet he didn't lay it to heart.

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Sometime it is we ourselves refuse to listen to God...