160: What Does A Closed Mind Look Like? - Jim Logan

The devotional explores the nature of a closed mind, particularly in relation to spiritual resistance to the gospel, drawing on Paul’s encounter with hardened listeners in Acts 28 and the prophetic warning from Isaiah. It emphasizes that spiritual blindness and deafness are not merely physical but deeply rooted in resistance to change, pride in religious activity, or unwillingness to surrender one’s lifestyle. The central solution presented is intercessory prayer—faithful, persistent prayer that invites God to perform the same miraculous work Jesus did, opening eyes to see one’s need for salvation and ears to hear the gospel with understanding. The message is both pastoral and hopeful, affirming that even the most hardened hearts can be transformed through the power of prayer, as illustrated by the example of a man whose prayers led to the salvation of 55 men over time. Ultimately, the sermon calls believers to persevere in prayer for the lost, trusting in God’s sovereign grace and the transformative power of persistent intercession.