| I Samuel 20:1-21:15; John 9:1-41; Psalm 113:1-114:8; Proverbs 15:15-17
“As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples questioned Him: ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ Jesus answered. ‘This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him.'” (John 9:1-3)
“‘Go,’ He told him, ‘wash in the pool of Siloam’ (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.” (9:7)
“So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, ‘Give glory to God, we know that this Man is a sinner!’ He answered, ‘Whether or not He’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know, I once was blind, and now I can see!'” (9:24-25)
There are two facts that I’d like to point out in these verses. The first would be that not all sickness is caused by sin. And secondly, we don’t have to know and understand everything about Jesus and the Bible to know that our experience with Him is real and that we have a testimony.
I think most people have a tendency to wonder if a person has done something wrong if they are sick or have endured a hardship. We can definitely see that’s not necessarily the case. No matter what type of deficiency we have, we need to look for the things we can be grateful for and trust that God has a perfect plan for our lives.
When the Pharisees questioned the previously blind man concerning who healed him, he didn’t know how to reply. He honestly didn’t know any details about Jesus. All he could share was his testimony. In essence, everyone who has been saved has the testimony of the blind man and we don’t have to wait until we know the Bible chapter and verse before we can share our testimony. So don’t be intimated by questions that you may not have the answers to, your fallback reply is always, “I don’t know but I’ll try to connect you with someone who does. But this one thing that I do know is once I was blind but now I see and once I was lost but now I’m found!” Shout somebody!!!
PRAYER:
Lord, I ask that You would give me a supernatural boldness to share my testimony and the truths that You have taught me so far. I ask You to help me not be intimidated. Help me to keep my confidence in Your ability to work through me and not in my own strength and knowledge. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen |
