Showing posts with label healing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healing. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

WOYWW: A Second Time

Here's what's on my desk-
a painting that's not finished yet, 
and nice things from last night's
Valentine party. 
My sister Tina had a game
where we could choose gifts. 
Isn't that great?
We had so much fun! 

Here's another painting 
that I have yet to decide whether
it's finished or not.

This one is finished.
I like it already!
But the one below though!
It definitely needs some tweaking! 


"Then a second time, Jesus laid hands on his eyes..." Mark 8:25


Most of us have the idea that when Jesus healed, He did so instantly. Here Jesus shows us a different way. When He and His disciples reached Bethsaida, a blind man was brought to Him for healing. Jesus took the man's hand, led him outside the village, and laid hands on him. "Can you see anything?" He asked. 

"I can see people but they look like trees!" Then Jesus laid His hand on him again, a second time, and the man was blind no more. Doesn't this clearly show us how God works in our life? Sometimes we get so impatient when we pray. We want instant answers, instant results, but what happens here clearly shows us that sometimes, maybe most often, God works in His time. He wants to take us by the hand, to lead us, where we can be with Him, just the two of us. There He will minister to us, helping our faith to grow. 


Imagine if the blind man pulled away as we sometimes do? No, Jesus, I don't want Your way! God, take Your hands off my life! I want to do things my way! Can the miracle we want happen? 

Lord, may I follow where You lead. May I trust in You even when the answers are slow in coming. May I not lose hope. May I learn all You want to teach me! 

Monday, September 09, 2013

Stretch out Your Hand!

"Stretch out your hand," Jesus said to the man
with a withered right hand,
and the hand was restored.
There is more to this story than a healing.
In the Jewish mind, the right hand was
the hand of power and strength.
It was the "good hand". 
You never shook another's hand with your left.
You ate with your right hand
and reserved your left hand for 
cleaning up dirt, cleaning your waste in the toilet.
Remember that in Jesus' time.
the Jews ate with their hands, no utensils.

Many biblical historians also believe
that this man was a stone mason
and had crushed his hand while working.
This man had lost his livelihood,
his role as a provider and leader of his family,
he lost his place in society, and his dignity.
When Jesus restored his right hand,
this man regained his role in his family and in his society.

There are today many in our society
in need of God's healing and restoration.
Just yesterday I heard a widow share about her trials
and I was thinking how I could help her.

Especially as she was one of those 
I look up to.
A sister in the Lord who has persevered
in spite of many challenges.

"Teach us to number our days aright." Psalm 90:12
To make our days count.
To not squander the valuable gift of time.
To waste it on frivolous things.
If there is something I can do for others
to heal and restore them,
that is something worthwhile to do.

I am going to pray and think about
what I can do to help this widow
with 2 sons
who does not have any livelihood.


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