Welcome!
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Today: He will STOP for you!
Passage: Mark 10: 51, 52 NIV
51“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
52“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Identity crisis is a big problem many are dealing with
It comes out in different ways; we can see people doing lot of crazy things when they struggle with this issue
In the US, in the past few weeks, four teenagers committed suicide in a matter of about twenty days
Many of them were the victims of bullying-someone was bothering/threatening them at school or so
That is why, it is important to talk about Jesus; He is a friend unlike anybody
He will be with us in any kind of situation
Many a time, we don’t even know what these kids are going through
They need prayer and support; they need to know what to do in a crisis
Blind Bartimaeus would have been a victim of Identity crisis if he had not decided to call upon Jesus
He would have felt very depressed and would have hated himself
But he acted timely and wisely; he decided to call upon Jesus!
Have we ever decided to stop calling upon Jesus because someone told us something?
If so, we are the loosers, not God!
We live in a world which boasts about the advancement of science and technology
They speak about pilotless commercial planes by 2035!
But one day, there will be a great disappearance of so many people from this earth!
In a split second, thousands will disappear, and will be added to the Lord
Science will come up with its own explanations, but that won’t be true!
Science boasts about the big bang theory; the word of God says, “God spoke things into creation”
God’s voice is probably what they are talking about
The answer to the problems of many, including these teens who ended up their lives, is not science. You and I have the answer; the answer is Jesus!
The word of God, the gospel, is grace and truth
Grace is love manifested; it does not look at the bad part of what happened already
Grace knows no boundaries; love of God reaches beyond all barriers
True love is divine; it is not selfish or self-seeking
But truth is also part of the gospel
You can show all compassion to somebody and help them in so many ways
You can feed or clothe somebody; you can counsel or comfort
But remember to give them the truth of the gospel; their soul should not be lost
Gospel is more than humanism; it is about saying, “you must be born again”
The “god of this world” has blinded the eyes of many
They don’t even know that; we need to first pray for them and share the good news that somebody really loves them
And that is none other than Jesus, who stopped for Blind Bartimaeus!
He is willing to stop for anyone willing to call upon Him
He will definitely do the miracle; He is God
Have a blessed day
BG
Prayer: Lord Jesus, forgive me for being spiritually blind and ignoring you. I did not recognize you many a time, even while I really needed you. Now, I really need your help to come out of my spiritual blindness. Heal me O God. Amen