Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Looking for an angle

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"   "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.  As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.  While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."  After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the manʼs eyes. "Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means "Sent"). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
John 9:1‭-‬7 NIV

I think many times, we make assumptions about people or situations and then try to make logical conclusions based on those assumptions, but we are not all-knowing, so our assumptions and conclusions are incorrect.  The man's blindness wasn't a direct consequence of sin (although it was an indirect consequence of original sin).  

Perhaps we should focus more on the power and light of God being displayed in people's lives than looking for an angle to diagnose their problems.

Heavenly Father, thank you for your light and power, and thank you for your desire to heal and restore.  Thank you for making us salt and light.  Lord, may you be honored as you flow through me to bless others today.  I love you, and I ask in the name of Jesus.

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