Whose fault is it?

“Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” - Isaiah 59v1-2

Whose fault is it when it seems like God is just not there? I’m not talking about when we are going through a dry spell in our spiritual lives or our ministries. I’m not even talking about trials and tribulations – those are the times when we should sense God’s presence.

There may be times when we just don’t feel like God is there. Prayers are not being answered, our Bible reading seems empty, and preaching seems dry and dead. What is the problem when that happens?

God’s hand is not shortened; His ear is not blocked so that He can’t hear. Clearly it is not God’s fault.

There is a problem however, and it is ours. “Your iniquities have separated you from God. Your sins have hid His face, He will not hear.” God cannot tolerate sin. Sin is so offensive to God that He turned His back on His Son on the cross. That being the case, what makes us think that He will hear us at all when sin? When we sin we cannot expect God to hear our prayers, we cannot expect to sense His presence
Whose fault is it? It is ours and our sin – God’s hand is still not shortened and His ears are still not blocked.