Text: Exodus 7-8
Pharaoh's heart grew hard...why?
1) He was being asked to give up something.
2) He did not see the need to give it up.
3) He decided his opinion was right.
When an authority asks or requires something of us (that is not against the Word) and we refuse based on what we want, we become stubborn and harden ourselves to that authority. Note: Authority is authority because they're under someone. If the authority goes against this authority, they are rogue. God is the ultimate authority, and Pharaoh defied Him by his refusal to let the Israelites leave Egypt.
In the same way, when God's Word tells us not to gossip, lie, steal, etc. and we refuse to change, we are hardening our hearts to authority. We are cutting ourselves off from our life source and God's blessings. Our beliefs have to be based on God's Word not what we believe or what we think. If we yield ourselves to God's authority, our hearts become soft toward Him, and we're better able to hear His voice.
On underlying cause of a hardened heart: We're right. We become our own authority instead of being under God's authority.
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