B.L.E.S.S. Week 5 (Southaven)

In the third year of His ministry, Jesus came across a man that had been blind from birth. Jesus is moved with compassion for the man and He is stirred to display the glory of His Father in Heaven. So, he rubs mud on the man’s eyes and sends him to the pool of Siloam. The man returned seeing and praising God. When the religious leaders asked the man what happened, all he could say is ”I was blind and now I see. And the difference was Jesus.” While this frustrated the religious leaders, it no doubt moved others to believe. Noone had ever healed a person born blind. In fact, this was more of a creation story than a healing story. Because he was born without sight, Jesus had to create parts of this man’s brain that had never developed. Noone else could do it, and that is the point. Jesus can create and do things in us that no one else can do. When we let Him bring that new life in us, we get to tell others about it. And our stories have the power to point people to Jesus so that they, too, can experience that new life. We only need the courage to share.  

Action Step— Write out your faith story. It should include life before Jesus, meeting Jesus, and life after meeting Jesus. Make a plan to share this faith story with at least one person, and pray for an opportunity to share with someone that does not already know and love Jesus.