WHEN GOD HARDENS A MAN'S HEART; AN ACT OF JUDICIAL JUDGEMENT (PART 3)

 You shall be protected from the destroyer because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.

Good -Life Devotional: WHEN GOD HARDENS A MAN'S HEART; AN ACT OF JUDICIAL JUDGEMENT (PART 3) 

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

5. DOES GOD HARDEN HEARTS TODAY?

Yes, in the sense that when people continually reject God, He may allow them to be further blinded in their unbelief (Romans 1:24-28). However, Scripture also teaches that God desires all to repent (2 Peter 3:9).

THOSE WHO REJECT GOD RISK HAVING THEIR HEARTS HARDENED.

Those who seek God with humility can receive His mercy.

The key takeaway is that God's hardening is not random but a response to persistent rebellion.

THE BALANCE BETWEEN MERCY AND JUDGMENT

Pharaoh’s story demonstrates both God’s mercy and His justice.

God gave Pharaoh opportunities to repent – Pharaoh repeatedly hardened his own heart.

God then confirmed Pharaoh’s choice – Hardening became a form of divine judgment.

God’s purpose was to glorify Himself – The Exodus became a testimony of God’s power and deliverance.

This account teaches us to respond to God’s truth with humility and not resist Him, lest we, too, experience the danger of a hardened heart.

Jesus' Teachings on Hardened Hearts and God's Sovereignty

Jesus frequently spoke about hardened hearts, connecting it to unbelief, divine judgment, and the necessity of repentance. His teachings align with Pharaoh’s story and expand on the theme of how people respond to God's truth.

1. THE PHARISEES: A NEW PHARAOH?

Just as Pharaoh resisted God despite witnessing miracles, the Pharisees saw Jesus' signs but still rejected Him. Jesus confronted their hardness of heart:

Mark 3:5 – After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was [fully] restored.

John 12:37-40 – Even though He had performed so many signs before them, they still were not believing in Him… “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see… nor understand with their heart, and turn to Me.”

This parallels Pharaoh’s situation: repeated rejection led to judicial hardening.

  In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and a heart that accepts correction .

PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to heal the sick .

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