John 9:1-5
1And passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but so that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4It is necessary Me to be working the works of the One having sent Me while it is day; night is coming when no one is able to be working. 5As long as I am in the world, I am Light of the world.”
Good Day Child of God! "Father? I open myself to allow you to teach me. Amen" If I had to come up with the lesson for each Study not many would get done. Jesus is right when He said "I am the Light of the World...It is necessary Me to be working the works of the One having sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one is able to be working." I switched the verses around but the meaning is the same. Unless the Father is doing the actual directing of the work, the darkness will overcome the perceived light that we may believe to be Truth.
Jesus just left the group of so called learned Sadducees, Pharisees, Scribes, Priests, and others that were trying as hard as possible to catch Him in a lie, and in fact call Him a liar. They didn't make their point well enough however, as the people that watched this rather long back and forth, Believed Jesus. Looking back at what just happened, what does Jesus do after a hard day of teaching to rest and relax?
Today's easy lesson: Each of us have our favorite things to do. A hobby, a place we like to visit, a game we like to play, people we like to be with, something that when everything around us seems to be going more difficult than usual, we retreat to for rest and renewal. For Jesus, His rest came by doing whatever pleased His Father, and that would help people at the same time.
Here we are, not more than a few minutes after walking away from the large crowd that had gathered around Jesus and the Jews as they debated God's Will, and Jesus finds a blind man alone hoping for help from someone. At that time, in fact, we still see it today in parts of the world, people believed that someone that did some gross sin was punished with some kind of ailment. In this case it would be blindness. Jesus simply not being able to teach biology to the Apostles in that era, explained to them that the blindness occurred so that God's Power could be shown in the world. There is no demon, there is no sin, there is just a young person born blind. That is not to say that abusing ourselves or others does not cause many ailments. These few verses,
however, are used primarily for the next lesson that the Jews need to learn, and the Apostles too for that matter. That lesson is to come, and it reads like a Abbott and Costello routine. We have something special to look forward too!
How does this help you in your walk with the Father? Over and over again Jesus points out that He doesn't do anything the Father hasn't shown Him to do, and He doesn't say anything He hasn't heard from the Father. It is the basis used for all of our Studies, and in fact our new beginning, the small prayer above, is a short example of how we can hear, see and do the Will of God. As a reminder, "Christ in you, your hope of Glory." To give your will to the Father to act and speak through you is something we should all do, at least daily in my mind, to keep reminded of His presence. When looking at a situation, we are at ground level. God is in a place to see all the things that are going on, kind of like a drone with a camera. He can tell what to do and when. He is our eyes and ears, and where we may be praying for one thing, God can see it will be another that has to be done to answer that prayer. If we live Life that way, we will never be disappointed, for the Father is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He Loves unconditionally, so whatever is asked in Jesus name will be dealt with, but there is a good chance that it won't happen in a way that is seen nor understood. Time means nothing to the Father, but the results will come. Our job is to move on, keep talking to our Father as often as possible, just like talking to a best friend. Truth which we are taught comes by way of the Holy Spirit.
Where does the Holy Spirit reside? Yes, inside you. Who then is your real teacher, not needing anyone else to teach you? Yes, the Holy Spirit. Thus God teaches through the Holy Spirit, and unless we are leaning on our Father to guide, teach, and direct us, we will come up with ideas and works that fall far from the Father's wishes. You know this to be true by the fact that there are too many people claiming the only way to heaven is what they teach, and Jesus, of course. Stay close to your Father. You will find rest from turmoil that is clouding out Truth everywhere you turn. This is what is meant by praying in Spirit, and in Truth. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
1And passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but so that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4It is necessary Me to be working the works of the One having sent Me while it is day; night is coming when no one is able to be working. 5As long as I am in the world, I am Light of the world.”
Good Day Child of God! "Father? I open myself to allow you to teach me. Amen" If I had to come up with the lesson for each Study not many would get done. Jesus is right when He said "I am the Light of the World...It is necessary Me to be working the works of the One having sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one is able to be working." I switched the verses around but the meaning is the same. Unless the Father is doing the actual directing of the work, the darkness will overcome the perceived light that we may believe to be Truth.
Jesus just left the group of so called learned Sadducees, Pharisees, Scribes, Priests, and others that were trying as hard as possible to catch Him in a lie, and in fact call Him a liar. They didn't make their point well enough however, as the people that watched this rather long back and forth, Believed Jesus. Looking back at what just happened, what does Jesus do after a hard day of teaching to rest and relax?
Today's easy lesson: Each of us have our favorite things to do. A hobby, a place we like to visit, a game we like to play, people we like to be with, something that when everything around us seems to be going more difficult than usual, we retreat to for rest and renewal. For Jesus, His rest came by doing whatever pleased His Father, and that would help people at the same time.
Here we are, not more than a few minutes after walking away from the large crowd that had gathered around Jesus and the Jews as they debated God's Will, and Jesus finds a blind man alone hoping for help from someone. At that time, in fact, we still see it today in parts of the world, people believed that someone that did some gross sin was punished with some kind of ailment. In this case it would be blindness. Jesus simply not being able to teach biology to the Apostles in that era, explained to them that the blindness occurred so that God's Power could be shown in the world. There is no demon, there is no sin, there is just a young person born blind. That is not to say that abusing ourselves or others does not cause many ailments. These few verses,
however, are used primarily for the next lesson that the Jews need to learn, and the Apostles too for that matter. That lesson is to come, and it reads like a Abbott and Costello routine. We have something special to look forward too!
How does this help you in your walk with the Father? Over and over again Jesus points out that He doesn't do anything the Father hasn't shown Him to do, and He doesn't say anything He hasn't heard from the Father. It is the basis used for all of our Studies, and in fact our new beginning, the small prayer above, is a short example of how we can hear, see and do the Will of God. As a reminder, "Christ in you, your hope of Glory." To give your will to the Father to act and speak through you is something we should all do, at least daily in my mind, to keep reminded of His presence. When looking at a situation, we are at ground level. God is in a place to see all the things that are going on, kind of like a drone with a camera. He can tell what to do and when. He is our eyes and ears, and where we may be praying for one thing, God can see it will be another that has to be done to answer that prayer. If we live Life that way, we will never be disappointed, for the Father is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He Loves unconditionally, so whatever is asked in Jesus name will be dealt with, but there is a good chance that it won't happen in a way that is seen nor understood. Time means nothing to the Father, but the results will come. Our job is to move on, keep talking to our Father as often as possible, just like talking to a best friend. Truth which we are taught comes by way of the Holy Spirit.
Where does the Holy Spirit reside? Yes, inside you. Who then is your real teacher, not needing anyone else to teach you? Yes, the Holy Spirit. Thus God teaches through the Holy Spirit, and unless we are leaning on our Father to guide, teach, and direct us, we will come up with ideas and works that fall far from the Father's wishes. You know this to be true by the fact that there are too many people claiming the only way to heaven is what they teach, and Jesus, of course. Stay close to your Father. You will find rest from turmoil that is clouding out Truth everywhere you turn. This is what is meant by praying in Spirit, and in Truth. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
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