God revealed (3)

The Pharisees weren't too happy with Jesus healing a blind man. They thought that he didn't have the power and authority to do that. Only... he did. And he still does.

It can be easy to, unknowingly, get into the thought pattern that the 'Bible Jesus' is a different Jesus to the one who lives within us and through us today. In God's word we read, 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever' (Hebrews 13:8 NIV). We can put God's word in a neat little box marked 'Bible stories', to pull out on rainy days. But the reality is that the Jesus who healed the blind man back then is still at work today!

Another thing that can be hard to get our heads around is that God is completely just. It can be tough to understand why God heals some people and not others, and heals at certain times and not others. Our human reaction is to believe it's based on how well behaved we've been, or how much God likes us, but Jesus debunked that lie at the cross. We may have to ask Jesus the 'why' question (he doesn't mind us asking at all), but we can know this for sure: he loves us unconditionally and he knows what he's doing. We are in safe hands.



So what now? Write down the names of three people who need healing. Write Hebrews 13:8 underneath their names. Pray for them for the rest of this week, acknowledging that Jesus' presence and power are still revealed today.





— SCRIPTURE —

'One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see.' John 9:25 NCV
— SOULFOOD —

Zech 9-11, John 21:1-14, Ps 12, Pro 31:1-5