Diamond Hearts

"But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.  They made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts; but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known.  Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, for they made the pleasant land desolate."(Zechariah 7:11-13)  Solemn words!  "They refused to pay attention...turned a stubborn shoulder...stopped their ears from hearing...made their hearts like flint".  The ESV translation says, "they made their hearts diamond-hard".   As a believer, I think, "why do people work so hard to go to hell."  But then I'm arrested by another thought, "there go I apart from God's grace!"  My attitude must be as the apostle Paul, "Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ."  God grant me power, wisdom and the compassion and love of Christ.  Guide me in devoting myself completely to the word and solemnly testifying to unbelievers that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world and He is The only Rock that can crush a diamond and make it shine!  Praise Your Holy Name!!