Hardening our hearts to God means that we see the Truth and we hear the Truth but we choose to ignore the Truth. This is the same game that Pharoh played with Moses that ended up costing him a son and an army. This is the same game that people play today when they ignore God's warnings and His commands for their lives. Hardening the heart can come with severe temporal and eternal consequences. So rather than harden our hearts to God we should submit ourselves to His Word, His Will, and His Way.
I. A hard heart is a choice we make. vs 11-12
a. Hard hearts seek out other hardened hearts.
b. Hard hearts are never satisfied with the evidence.
c. Hard hearts are in danger of staying that way.
d. Jesus can change Hard hearts.
II. Everyone can have a hard heart or a Blind Eye from time to time. vs 13-21
a. Losing our eternal focus can harden our heart to what God is saying.
b. A lack of faith can Blind us to God's provision.
c. A love for Jesus will soften the hardest heart and open blind eyes.
III. Jesus wants us to see the Truth. vs 22-26
a. Jesus was kind to the blind man.
b. Jesus was willing ot heal the man's blindness.
c. Jesus wouldn't accept partial sight.
d. Jesus knew that some eyes would never be opened.
