Zechariah 7:12 “They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts.”
It is interesting that Zechariah describes the hearts of the people as diamond-hard. In other words, these hearts will not be touched, will not be moved, will not be penetrated. They are diamond-hard.
The truth is that apart from Christ all hearts are diamond-hard. There is a sense in which we can continue to grow harder and colder to the Lord, but the reality is that unless the Lord changes our hearts, they will not be moved!
This text not only describes the impenetrable nature of hard hearts but also how to identify them. A hard heart, a diamond-hard heart, is one that absolutely refuses to hear the word of the Lord! This is frightening because this level of stiff-arming the preachers of the Word is not only outside the church but inside as well! “I don’t like your style of preaching,” “I don’t like the length of your sermons,” and “I disagree with your interpretation of Scripture” are all ways diamond-hard hearts reject the Word!
As the text clearly says, this level of rejection angers the Lord! As preachers, we must stand firm and continue to preach the truth. The Word alone is powerful enough to cut a diamond heart! As believers, we must keep humbling and submitting ourselves to the Word lest we become hard as a diamond!
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