In every people, there is a remnant chosen by grace. God turns hearts to himself by grace. God keeps hearts for himself by grace. That’s what it means for God to be God. “Make them know two things: that you are God and that you turn the heart. You are God and you turn the heart.” That’s what it means for God to be God. “Cause them to know that you are God, that you rule the hearts of men, that you rule their hearts, that you rule the family’s hearts of these men in this room.” Do you believe that? God rules your heart. God rules your children’s heart.
I have five children. Two of them are not following Jesus. I would give anything to see them with me in heaven. It is no comfort to me to think, “God’s helpless. They’re sovereign and he’s helpless.” That’s not a comfort to me. That may solve your problem. It solves no problems for me. My only hope is, “God, you rule the heart. I’ll go down on my knees seven times. I will do anything, but you rule the heart. Which means you can do it. If you have to do it by my funeral, do it. Do whatever it takes because that’s what you do. You are God.”
So I’m thinking your families, I’m thinking your spouses, I’m thinking your girlfriends, I’m thinking your buddies at the pub. I’m thinking whoever you know that you’ve done everything in your power to show them the reality of Christ, and they’re not moving. Don’t ascribe sovereignty to the human heart. It’s not a comfort.
