Thursday, October 8, 2015

Thur.’s Devo - You Have to “See” to Believe

Read: John 5
Jesus never did anything that the Father didn’t tell him to do. This man lying by the pool with a 38 year old illness was Jesus assignment for the hour. Jesus healed him and of course it was the Sabbath. The man didn’t even know who Jesus was and Jesus didn’t even tell him. Strangely, the man didn’t ask. Jesus specifically told him to take his bed with him knowing he would be in violation to the Jewish law. Everything Jesus did offended the organized religion of the day. He healed on the Sabbath, got the attention of the people, did miracles and spoke with such mystery like he was on the inside and they were on the outside which was so true. Now, he was claiming that God was his Father and claiming rights to eternal life. The Sadducees and the Pharisees were green with envy which leads to murder.
He told the Pharisees and the Sadducees that they didn’t have the Word of God abiding in them. He said this to a group of people that devoted their lives to reading the Torah and obeying it. They had the letter of the law memorized but their hearts were not opened or they would have seen Jesus foretold all through the Torah. Having eyes to see - they were blind. I’m sure they marveled at what Jesus was saying to them. No one had dared to stand up to them because they were so pious but Jesus was nailing them. It is always about the heart.
Lord, soften our hearts that we not think we can see when we are blinded by our own pride. We humble ourselves before you. Help us to see.

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