Sunday, January 10, 2010

Happy Saturday and way to go Cowboys! That’ll teach ‘em to spit on our star!!

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and God will give it to you. Search and you will find. Knock and the door will open for you.”

John asked of Jesus “Are You the One who has come or should we wait for someone else?” Tonight, just prior to writing this entry Bruce asked me, “Where is the remote?” My response was, “The last time I saw it, it was in front of the TV.” To which Bruce then said, “It was hiding in plain sight.”

Do you suppose that was what Jesus was thinking when John asked his question? The One you seek is right in front of you and yet you do not see Me for who I really am. Did John see the eyes of the blind healed? Did John witness the deaf hear again, the lame walk and the dumb speak? John was the disciple whom Jesus “loved.”

All of the proof and signs were there and yet John did not see Jesus as Messiah, but only as a great teacher and itinerant preacher with an amazing command of the scriptures who had the gift of healing. Until Jesus said, “Ask Me…” Jesus then affirms His divinity and honor by saying, “If your children ask for bread, would you given them a stone…and how much more your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask Him? “ Do you suppose John was afraid to ask Jesus if he was the Messiah? Maybe John thought he should have known this by faith and did not, or perhaps he thought he has missed the memo, but for whatever reason John was not sure if Jesus was the Promised One. So, John asked for the sure identity of Jesus.
John’s question was asked from a “dungeon of doubt.” John asked. Jesus answered. John was listening. John had been listening for a straight forward answer of “Yes, I am the Messiah.” But, Jesus said, “Look around and remember what you have seen and heard and ask yourself if any earthly being could accomplish all of this. Look beyond this earth and into your heart of hearts, John, and you will find your answer.

Do we see God is our heart of hearts? Are we the blind who need to see, the deaf in need of heavenly hearing and the lame who need to walk the path of righteousness? Let us ask God in this New Year to open our eyes to see Him clearly, listen as He speaks to us and to walk the godly path of righteousness.

Take joy in the journey, wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all and see you in worship, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.

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