“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”
John 4:25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the town and were coming to him.
Romans 10:20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
Quite a contrast between “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” and “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” I am reminded about the record of when Jesus cast out demons from a man and the people from that town, when they heard of this, the leaders from town came out to plead with Him to leave. In contrast the Samaritan people came out to Him and pleaded with Him to stay. It is all a matter of the heart, mind, and soul. Scripture says “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” We have a choice to open the door to our heart, mind, and soul to Him. I wonder if we keep our ears open to hear this knock. I wonder if we expect to hear from Him. I wonder if we have no expectation to hear and we do not seek to hear, how long will it be before we have sealed our ears and hardened our heart and closed our mind so firmly that we are lost forever and without hope? Run to Him pleading with Him to stay.