Just laid down to rest for the night… Opened my Bible app and listening to the audio version of the NIV. Through the book I’ve been reading “The Christian Atheist”, I was reminded of the story of Jesus healing the blind man. Wanted to revisit that tonight in scripture. I love that the blind man, after he was healed, was being hounded by Pharisees who weren’t pleased that Jesus had healed on the sabbath…they said Jesus was a sinner for not keeping the sabbath and the blind man says to them “whether he is a sinner I do not know.. But I was blind and now I see!” (John – Chapter 9).
The man didn’t have it all figured out… All he knew was that he had been healed and testified about it. God healed him and scripture says he later believed in “the Son of man” when he encountered Christ again after being run off by the Pharisees.
As someone who has trouble grasping child like faith most days, I feel the hope in this story: I don’t have to figure everything out. I just have to believe and have faith. I guess to put it more bluntly- I need to trust God. 100%. In all areas of my heart… After all, He came to save that which was lost…
I was lost.
G’night friends!
jamie
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