For Those With Ears to Hear

Let’s stop pretending like God is pacing the floors of heaven, nervously waiting for people to “let Him into their hearts.”

He’s not a beggar.
He’s not your prom date.
He’s not knocking politely, hoping you’ll notice Him.

He is the sovereign King of the universe.
And when He decides to save someone, it happens.
Not because they allowed it.
But because He is unstoppable.

You weren’t convinced into salvation.
You were conquered.

You didn’t invite Jesus into your heart like He was some desperate guest.
You were dead, and He broke in and made you alive.

That’s irresistible grace.
Not that God begs louder than your sin.
But that when He calls, your dead heart gets up and walks.

In John 6:37 Jesus says,
“All that the Father gives me will come to me.”

Not might come.
Not are invited to come.
Will.

When God draws a soul, they come.
Not because their will is stronger than others.
But because God recreates that will.
He changes what you want.

That’s what happened to Lydia in Acts 16:14.
It says,
“The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.”

She didn’t “decide” to open her heart.
God did it.
She was listening, but God turned the light on.

You don’t talk a corpse into breathing.
You don’t persuade the blind into seeing.
You don’t convince a rebel heart to surrender.

You raise it from the dead.

Ezekiel 36:26 isn’t subtle when God says,
“I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

God doesn’t wait for permission to do that.
He does it because He’s God.
He doesn’t ask your old heart for approval.
He replaces it.

Irresistible grace doesn’t mean God drags people to Him kicking and screaming.
It means that when He changes your heart, you want Him.
For the first time in your life, you actually want holiness.
You hate sin.
You love Christ.
You come willingly, because He made you willing.

And you’d never go back.

That’s why the Gospel isn’t just an offer. It’s a rescue.

God doesn’t stand on the shore hoping someone grabs the life preserver.
He jumps into the depths, grabs the lifeless body, and breathes life back into it.

If you’re saved, it’s not because you were smarter, more spiritual, or more sensitive.
It’s because God chose to wake you up and nothing could stop Him.

Not your rebellion.
Not your sin.
Not your unbelief.
Not your will.

Grace crushed them all.
And grace won.

So no, God doesn’t need your permission.
He’s not waiting to be accepted.
He’s the King, and He goes where He wills.

And when He sets His sights on a sinner?

They’re coming home.
Every time.
No exceptions.