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September 29-John 9

It's been a while since I last posted, and I have no excuse. I've been lazy and forgetful, and I'm sorry for not posting! :( But I'm back today, and I hope that I can share what God has taught me from His Word today.

We're in John 9 already. Can you believe it? It feels like we just started with Matthew 1!! Wow, time really does fly! I want to look at the first 3 verses of John 9. The rest of the chapter is definitely important, but I want to just focus on the beginning. Here's the verses (from the ESV) so that you can read the verses that I will be talking about:

As he (Jesus) passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him." (John 9:1-3)

How many times do we think something bad has happened to us because we have sinned? I know I've thought that occasionally. But here in John 9, Jesus tells the disciples that the man was born blind not because of any human's sin. Instead, it is to display the power of God in his life. God is powerful and perfect, He is to be glorified. Sometimes he uses circumstances in our lives to display that power and glory. This was a great reminder to me, that God takes situations in our lives to show His power, His might, His glory! I just wanted to share these brief thoughts with you guys today! I hope to post about John 10 tomorrow, but please read it even if I don't post!

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