Verses:
John 9 : 1 - 12
My thoughts about the verses:
Have you ever had something go wrong in your life? Have you ever had an illness that you just can't shake? Have you ever been told that your life will never be the same again? Have you had a love one get a chronic illness and see them start to go downhill? If you have ever had one of those moments then you will understand the question being asked by those that saw this miracle. In fact, you probably thought or even said Why Me God?
When those things do happen haven’t your started to wonder did I do something? Did I sin so bad that I earned this punishment? Did I not do something that I should have done? Why Me God?
See what people do not understand is that God does not want us to suffer. That is not a desire of God's at all. In fact, God loves us and wants us to be blessed. Yet, there are times that we will suffer. I think back to the story of Job. When I can't take it anymore I think maybe this is to make my faith stronger. Maybe God has such a big plan for my life that I just have to wait it out.
When these people questioned Jesus they wanted confirmation that our infirmities on Earth were caused by our faults. Yet, Jesus did not give them what they wanted. Instead what Jesus said is that he was given it so that a great miracle could happen.
The gift of sight is a metaphor for what happens when we accept Jesus in our life. We receive an opening of our soul that allows us to see things we never saw before. We may have thought that we were better before accepting Christ, but when your soul is opened up at the time of salvation you feel the hugest miracle ever. When you have that moment where you ask the savior into your heart your blindness ends forever.
Look at the picture above for one second. You see the line that is drawn that is us before we accept God into our hearts. Then the Holy Spirit takes mud and places it in on our heart. We are given an understanding that Jesus died for us. We pass through the blood, water, shed by Jesus and the mud washes away and the Holy Spirit enters into our heart to live forever.
So the next time you wonder Why Me God? look around and try to understand that the miracle you need is only a step away.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for being with us. Thank you for your healing powers. Help us understand that healings come in many ways. The greatest healing is the cleaning of our spirit. We ask that you be with us and help us show others what you have done for us. Let us not be a roadblock to others.
Questions:
Are you going through a hard time? Is someone you love going through a hard time? Have you given it over to God? Have you accepted God's love for you?
My thoughts about the verses:
Have you ever had something go wrong in your life? Have you ever had an illness that you just can't shake? Have you ever been told that your life will never be the same again? Have you had a love one get a chronic illness and see them start to go downhill? If you have ever had one of those moments then you will understand the question being asked by those that saw this miracle. In fact, you probably thought or even said Why Me God?
When those things do happen haven’t your started to wonder did I do something? Did I sin so bad that I earned this punishment? Did I not do something that I should have done? Why Me God?
See what people do not understand is that God does not want us to suffer. That is not a desire of God's at all. In fact, God loves us and wants us to be blessed. Yet, there are times that we will suffer. I think back to the story of Job. When I can't take it anymore I think maybe this is to make my faith stronger. Maybe God has such a big plan for my life that I just have to wait it out.
When these people questioned Jesus they wanted confirmation that our infirmities on Earth were caused by our faults. Yet, Jesus did not give them what they wanted. Instead what Jesus said is that he was given it so that a great miracle could happen.
The gift of sight is a metaphor for what happens when we accept Jesus in our life. We receive an opening of our soul that allows us to see things we never saw before. We may have thought that we were better before accepting Christ, but when your soul is opened up at the time of salvation you feel the hugest miracle ever. When you have that moment where you ask the savior into your heart your blindness ends forever.
Look at the picture above for one second. You see the line that is drawn that is us before we accept God into our hearts. Then the Holy Spirit takes mud and places it in on our heart. We are given an understanding that Jesus died for us. We pass through the blood, water, shed by Jesus and the mud washes away and the Holy Spirit enters into our heart to live forever.
So the next time you wonder Why Me God? look around and try to understand that the miracle you need is only a step away.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for being with us. Thank you for your healing powers. Help us understand that healings come in many ways. The greatest healing is the cleaning of our spirit. We ask that you be with us and help us show others what you have done for us. Let us not be a roadblock to others.
Questions:
Are you going through a hard time? Is someone you love going through a hard time? Have you given it over to God? Have you accepted God's love for you?
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