WEEKEND REFLECTION.

Read in-between the verses the conversation of the blind Man after he received his sight with the Pharisee carefully.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he: others said , He is like him: but he said, I am he . Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no , I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow , we know not from whence he is. The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. (John 9:1-41 KJV)

Lesson derived from this are;

1. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him."

Brethren,
You may find yourself in some despicable situation and problem right now, they are not as a result of your sin, nor the sin of your parents but God is about to use your situation to glorify himself. You were created for just this hour, God is about doing something great through you for his glory.

2. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

If Jesus dared to do this ritual or assignment today in our modern churches, he'll have been referred to as an herbalist.lol
But here is the Son of God using the elements of creation in healing a blind Man, he asked him to go wash in a pool.
God can use anything, water, rain drops, sun rays to change your situation. The ways of God cannot be determined and are unsearchable, always expect the unexpected in your walk with God.

3. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he: others said , He is like him: but he said, I am he . Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

God will make you an everlasting excellency, in so much that when your neighbours, friends n family will see you appear, they'll be confused, perplexed and confounded. They will go out inquiring how you got your deliverance.
They will want to know where you worship.
They will visit your Parents to find out if it's truly you!!
Praise the Lord!!!

4. "And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue."

Your Parents might not want to loose their position in church, council or social circle, don't let their unbelief bother you. Press on, hold on to your faith in Jesus. He alone will never disappoint you.

The Blind Man made very interesting revelations about God during his cross examination by the Pharisees, he even began to teach them about God. Please read below;

THE TESTIMONY OF THE BLIND MAN.

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. (John 9:30-33 KJV)

Dear Brethren,
God heareth not sinners, if a Man worships the Lord and do his will him only will God hear.
We pray amiss, when sin dwell within us, we must confess all our sins, break away from all unrighteousness, for it's written; But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. (Obadiah 1:17 KJV).

Let's be sincere, only true deliverance and holiness will allow us posses our possession.

To be continued..........

HAPPY NEW MONTH

The Earth is the Lord and its fulness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein, for he had founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods, who will ascend unto the hill of the Lord or who shall stand in his holy presence?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:1-5

Brethren,
Standing in the presence of God with clean hands and a pure heart guarantees you not just blessings, but longevity, you will inherit this EARTH, the enemies of God, he will shake out of the earth, but them that love him shall inherit the Land.

This New month, endeavor like never before to stand in his presence with clean hands and pure heart and you will be astonished at what he will do for you.

Happy new Month!!

God bless and keep you as you seek him.

He is Lord - Lara George.

Preaching and teaching the WORD of God with the demonstration of POWER! by Kelvian Gabriel

Beloved friends, when the word of God is preached, taught or presented in a way that it directly or indirectly relate to the present circumstance in your life; touching your innermost soul; penetrating your heart deeply with it wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God; instantly changing and transforming your mind as you hear, read, or observe the WORD OF GOD in action; the POWER of God will be released upon your life to deliver you from every circumstance you may find yourself in, if only you believe, according to the working of his great power. 
Ephesians 1:20-23  states that, "God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all."

For this reason, Pastors and Teachers of the scriptures must live by the Spirit, and be guided by the Spirit.

Paul said in Romans 12:2, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

"But, as it is written, What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.

These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly Gods except the Spirit of God.

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.

And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.

Those who are nonspiritual do not receive the gifts of Gods Spirit, for these are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

Those who are spiritual, discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one's scrutiny.

For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?

But we have the mind of Christ.

Do not be deceived, not everyone that calls themselves Christians are truly practicing Christianity.

And do not be equally deceived, Satan knows the scriptures very well too. He does not operate in ignorance like some of us do, see 2 Corinthians 2:11

Satan has enough knowledge to make demands on people's lives, see Luke 22:31.

Satan uses people, see John 13:27;

Satan fills the hearts of people, see Acts 5:3.

Hmmm! Satan has power, see Acts 26:18.

Satan is available to destroy the flesh, see 1 Corinthians 5:5

Satan can tempt us because of lack of control, see 1 Corinthians 7:3-5.

Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, see 2 Corinthians 11:14-15

"And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds."

Satan has a messenger to torment people in order to keep them from being elated (joyous), see 2 Corinthians 12:6-9, etc! etc!! etc!!!

Our Lord Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23, Concerning Self-Deception, "Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name? Then I will declare to them, I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers."

Beloved, my bible tells me in John 4:24 that, "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He that have Him have life. He that does not have Him, does not have life. (Jn 14:6)

The words that He has spoken to us are spirit and life. (Jn 6:63)

We must have a firm grasp of the word that is trustworthy in accordance with the teaching, so that we may be able both to preach with sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it (Titus 1:9).

We are told in 2 Timothy 3:16 that, "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."

The Holy Bible, though is seen as the top seller in the history of humankind is not to be seen or read as any other ordinary book. The scripture is inspired by God and my bible tells me in Hebrews 4:12-13:-

"Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account."

Therefore beloved, teachers, pastors, evangelist, ministers etc. must study the word exegetically and also fully depend on God's gift of the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, so that as the good news is preached and taught, healing will also take place in Jesus Name.

In order to preach and teach with the demonstration of power, we must be clothed with power from on high.” As confirmed in Luke 24:49, "And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

Jesus commissioned His Disciples not only to preach and teach but to do this with demonstration of power as confirmed in Mark 16:15-18, "And he said to them, Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.

The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

Wao! That is the way it should be. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:4-5, "My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God."

Also in 2 Corinthians 4:7, he said, "But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us."

Therefore, Christ in us the hope of glory! Preachers and teachers must live by the Spirit, and also be guided by the Spirit.

Our Lord Jesus in John 14:15-17,
"Also in John 16:7-15, He said, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:

about sin, because they do not believe in me;

about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Our Lord Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 10:19-20 saying: "When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Preaching or teaching without the Help of the Holy Spirit is lethal and comes with no demonstration of power. It is just like another story line, no impact, no life in it.

Where God is! Where the Son is!! Where the Holy Spirit is!!! There is always a demonstration of power.

Let us not preach and teach empty words without the power of God to cleanse, change, transform, heal, deliver and give life (Christ) to those who are in need.

Let us live and be guided by the spirit so that we can preach and teach giving life (Christ) to those who are lifeless; hope to the hopeless; deliverance to those in bondage; heal the broken hearted and the sick; raise the dead; open blind eyes and deaf ears; and set the captives free.

Beloved, the night is far gone, the day is near.

Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires (Romans 13:12-14).

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).

Christ in you, the hope of glory!

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