John 9: 5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Dear God,
I give thanks, for You have strengthened me, in physical and emotional strength, and now spiritual. All has seemed too much over the past days. I ask to be especially blessed, as I proceed through some situations and tasks. Fill me with Your Spirit so I can in turn be Your blessing to others in all ways and circumstances. I rejoice that You know my need and hear my prayers.
Jesus whilst on earth went to places knowing who was in need and that His resulting ministrations would show Gods supernatural power in action, in an effort to lift darkness from mind, spirit, and at times physically. Such was the case in John 9. V 1 “Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.” In those days to be sick or disabled was attributed to God’s judgement upon sin, and the disciples held these views which were in line with the teaching from the priests of the day. V 2 “And His disciples asked Him, saying, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind.’” It is so good that this type of thinking is not another burden that we have to carry around, as sinners. V 3 “Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents, sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.’” These verses are obviously not dealing with the malformations or disabilities that come from certain diseases that are contracted by the mother in pregnancy or chemicals that may be regularly imbibed in some stages of the baby’s in utero development as a consequence of the interaction of infection toxins or chemicals upon cells; but with the false belief that all disability or sickness comes from You inflicting sinners in angry judgement for sin.
How precious it is that we can if we choose, all be blessed by learning of and believing in the life of Jesus when on earth. When He came down from heaven there was no way He could not be Your Light and blessing; for He was from heaven and He was God, clothed in humanity. I am so glad also that He revealed who You are God.
Jesus also knew that that He had not come for a long stay on earth, especially as the Jewish people had largely rejected Him, V 4 “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” And so it proved to be not that long after Jesus went back to heaven that the Jewish believers went through severe persecution and the nation a period of great self-induced turbulence and destruction.
Your scriptures tell us that towards the end of earth’s history such conditions will be upon the earth to even a greater degree. We are also told that we are still enlightened by Jesus all throughout every age. I ask again, that my hard heart be taken away, to allow me to truly believe and be His true disciple. I am impressed again, that truly He is still is the ‘Light of the world’, for those who accept, and believe and practice His ways of love; bringing knowledge, hope and relief to all.
When this morning I read again of the actions of Jesus when on earth; I am humbled by the knowledge that I am wanted and accepted to be His disciple, and have been invited to walk His way and tell others of Him.
All His loving disciples serve a Master portrayed in scripture, as not now clothed in human form and clothes, but is in heaven clothed in light and magnificence, as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
What a privilege for every past believer and for us now, and will be even more so in heaven!
Amen