The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 9:16,
"This man [Jesus] is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath."
This was the statement made by the Pharisees when Jesus healed a man born blind. The Pharisees had become so entrenched in their development of law-keeping, they became unable to see spiritual realities before their eyes.
Where the man Jesus healed was born blind, these Pharisees had made themselves blind to the things of God. They were quite certain they had the "inside scoop" on God as they were the religious elites of the day, but they had merely blinded themselves to spiritual realities in a way they were simply unable to see, to perceive God's Messiah in their midst.
How about the spiritual elites of our day? Have you ever suspected that so many in the religious community might not recognize Jesus Christ were he to visit us today? I don't know about you, but I have no faith in these "religious leaders" - I have faith in Jesus Christ. I don't go to "religious leaders" to find out about the things of God - I go to my Bible. I don't seek truth from "religious leaders" - I seek truth from the Lord himself. I don't have hope in any ability a "religious leader" might have to aid in my spiritual life - I look to the Lord and welcome the Holy Spirit to do his work in my life. I don't have any expectation of the future that "religious leaders" might provide - my hope is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a presage of my own resurrection to eternal life.
How about you?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
"This man [Jesus] is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath."
This was the statement made by the Pharisees when Jesus healed a man born blind. The Pharisees had become so entrenched in their development of law-keeping, they became unable to see spiritual realities before their eyes.
Where the man Jesus healed was born blind, these Pharisees had made themselves blind to the things of God. They were quite certain they had the "inside scoop" on God as they were the religious elites of the day, but they had merely blinded themselves to spiritual realities in a way they were simply unable to see, to perceive God's Messiah in their midst.
How about the spiritual elites of our day? Have you ever suspected that so many in the religious community might not recognize Jesus Christ were he to visit us today? I don't know about you, but I have no faith in these "religious leaders" - I have faith in Jesus Christ. I don't go to "religious leaders" to find out about the things of God - I go to my Bible. I don't seek truth from "religious leaders" - I seek truth from the Lord himself. I don't have hope in any ability a "religious leader" might have to aid in my spiritual life - I look to the Lord and welcome the Holy Spirit to do his work in my life. I don't have any expectation of the future that "religious leaders" might provide - my hope is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a presage of my own resurrection to eternal life.
How about you?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
No comments:
Post a Comment