Steve Sylvester - August 10, 2025
Hardness of Heart
As we continue our theme of “Be still and know that I am God,” we struggle with a very difficult passage that seems to say that sometimes we don’t listen because God doesn’t want us to hear. Can that really be true? Can it be true that there are times when God stops our ears and hardens our hearts?
Scripture References: Exodus 7:1-13
From Series: "Be Still and Know That I Am God"
As followers of Jesus, we are called to tune out the cacophony and busyness around us and within us in order to be still in God’s presence and listen. This is especially true for Prince of Peace during this “interim” time. Who exactly are we? Who is God calling us to be, and what is God calling us to do? And how do we listen for and really hear God’s word of grace and forgiveness in order to live faithfully and with confidence instead of tentatively and with fear, as individuals and as a community of faith?