A Devotional Look at the Book #532

A Devotional Look at the Book #532

by Jesse Abel

A Thought for today by Papa “J”

Having no power for a couple of days was sweet peace for the soul, but it sure did sour the milk?

A DAY IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT OR THE FUTURE

So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking” Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. Mark 8:23-24. Then later in chapter 10 of Mark we see another man by the name of Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus who calls out to Jesus for mercy. The word translated in the NKJV as Rabboni and LORD in the KJV and Rabbi in the NIV literally means to have a personal connection to the Master and this is what I want us all to see what these blind people saw even before they were able to see Him. The blind as we all are before coming to Jesus must see the personal hands-on connection of faith that Jesus has for us all. If you take someone by the hand and are being lead by them, you are trusting to follow them by faith. If you take a person at their word; you believe them by faith. This is not a faith without a foundation; notice that in both of these events. The blind had faith in the substance of things hoped for; the substance was sight in the unseen Jesus and the evidence was in the truth that they could not see; but did! Yet when they were personally challenged to allowed Jesus to touch or speak; the evidence of not seeing vanished and their hope was fulfilled in that they saw Him clearly. Hebrews 11:1-2.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:1 – Paul the apostle and Timothy our brother, there is one thing I notice with most all of the Apostle Paul’s letters; he is hardly ever alone, even in his prison epistles there are people coming and going in and out of his life. The apostle never fails to include his most recent companions in whatever it is he is doing or communicating. In some cases there are reasons; such as, the letter to Philemon.

Now let us see if this multiplication of grace and peace works! One Paul and one Timothy; One God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son. One times two is two and two times two is four. It seems to me that Paul, Timothy and The God Head have Spiritually done their part in multiplying grace and peace to you and me.

Grace and peace always comes down to the congregation through the study of the Word of God; but it seems that we willingly pack grace and peace into a notebook until the following Sunday when we look at it again. Have we forgotten how to multiply? Brothers and Sisters this ought not to be so with any fellowship or church event. If God is willing (and He is) to share His most valuable gifts with us; why should we fail and blatantly keep them for just a few of our favorite friends; this is not multiplication of grace and peace, but suffocation!