When Jesus healed the woman in Matthew 9, he told her that her faith had made her well. He was also saying to her, Youre very special to me daughter. I know you dont have anything to offer me; I know youve been rejected by society, but your Father has not forgotten you. Our Savior says the same to us when we need his healing hand. Jesus and his disciples saw a blind man while walking down the road. The disciples said, Jesus, who sinned? Jesus said, No one sinned. Then Jesus healed the man. And he eternally answered that our pain is not a result of our sin. God is not so small that he would zap us for making a mistake. This passage teaches just the opposite: Our Savior is not asleep. Jesus is alive and interested in our pain. We have a Father who is filled with compassion, a feeling Father who hurts when his children hurt. We serve a God who says that even when were under pressure and feel like nothing is going to go right, he is waiting for us, to embrace us whether we succeed or fail. He doesnt come quarreling and wrangling and forcing his way into anyones heart. He comes into our hearts like a gentle lamb, not a roaring lion. Father, forgive us for the times that we have questioned you; forgive us for the times we have doubted you forgive us for the times weve shaken our heads and pounded our fists against the earth and cried, Where are you? For Father, we know that you have been here-youve carried us through the valley, and youve given us strength.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:28:35 +0000
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