BEFORE NIGHT FALL PART
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John 9v1-4
‘As Jesus went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him,
Rabbi who sinned this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus
answered ‘neither this man nor his parent sinned, but this happened so that the
work of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the
works of Him who sent me. Night is coming when no man can work while I am in
the world I am the light of the world’.
Let us also
look at Rev 12v12 ‘therefore rejoice you heavens and you who dwell in them! But
woe to the habitant of the earth and the sea because the devil has gone down to
you. Filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short. Lastly psalm
90v12 ‘Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our heart unto wisdom’.
If you ask
me, I will tell you that it is five minutes to 12; 11:55. Very soon it will be
12 and then night will fall! It is high time that pilgrims should come to term
of the briefness of time. The bible captured the missionary work of Jesus; as
he went along, here says they saw a man blind from birth. How often do we have
blind in our midst who have fail to understand the briefness of the time we are
in ‘who fail to redeem the time in this evil days’. His disciples ask Him,
could sin be the cause of his blindness? Though it might be a right question
but at the wrong footing; Jesus responds, inform how out of context they are.
They are out of the main issue which is to use issues and circumstances of life
to manifest God’s Glory. Most often, we blame people over certain things and
situations, instead of using such occasion to manifest the glory of God. ‘For the whole creation wait in agony and eagerly for the
manifestation of children of God’. Rom 8v19.
Is high time
we should stop blaming our leaders, now is the time for the children of the
Kingdom, to showcase God’s glory unto men and not to join the world to ask ‘
whose sin resulted to these deteriorating state of the economy, relationship,
health issues etc. As victorious saint of the Lord our prayer should be ‘Lord
let thy Kingdom come’ Yes this happened so that the work of God might be
display’… You may say, man of God, what of this one, could this be the handwork
of God that this bad situation come to be. Abraham could have ask that question
after waiting on God’s promises for so many years, David after been anointed
King of Israel had to pass wilderness journey for 15years, likewise Joseph who
waiting for a decade after God gave him a dream. Israel a nation of covenant
stayed in a foreign land as slave for 430 years. Sometimes we do not need to understand God,
because His ways are higher than ours. All we have to do is to follow Him in
faith. All the patriarchs of old in Heb 11 have one testimony in their walk
with God: FAITH! Without which no one can pleased God! So I say to
you what the Lord says ‘ this happened that the work of God, might be display
in you’. So cast off every doubt, fear and unbelief and look unto Jesus who is
ever faithful to manifest His glory through you in this quest challenging and
perilous time of life!
Keep a time
with us for the second sere of this sermon. God bless you!
