Eyes to see and ears to hear

¹³ This is why I speak to them in parables:

   “Though seeing, they do not see;
   though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

¹⁴ In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:

   “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
   you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
¹⁵ For this people’s heart has become calloused;
   they hardly hear with their ears,
   and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
   hear with their ears,
   understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.

~Matthew 13:13-15

Essentially Jesus states that not everyone in the world will have the ears to hear and the eyes to see; not everyone will be able to enter the pearly gates of heaven. 


As I'm beginning to open my eyes tad bit more and hear his faint whisper, I see the desperate need to turn to him. I realize I also need the heart to discern his voice. Without this heart, I wouldn't have the desire to turn from my ways. I need to be able to turn from the patterns of this world... from all the greed, power and lust this world offers to cloud our judgment.

I need to strive to seek him more... To run after him and also help others who can't hear or see him to help seek him out.


Jesus help me to have the ears to hear, the eyes to see and the heart to seek after you. I'm still broken God, I need your healing from my sinful past. Help sustain me in righteousness and help lead those who don't know you to the cross.

I pray all these things in Jesus name


Amen.