Sometimes I read my bible and it makes me uncomfortable. I read things I have read over before and suddenly some thing hits new and hard. In this particular case, it made me a tad uncomfortable. Since I enjoy company in my discomfort, I thought I would invite you along for the ride.
***shout out to some amazing Revive Church women. I’m beyond grateful to wrestle in the Word and do life with you 🙂 I’m glad we are still friends***
I was doing a some bible reading on Sunday morning (hooray for Sunday evening services). I’ve read the new testament multiple times. I’ve read it straight through, in portions at a time, studied…you get the idea. I miss things all the time. If anything, this new little revelation can be seen as sad. Feel free to say “seriously, how did you miss this”. Regardless, here I am with a verse in the middle of a familiar chapter that I can’t seem to let go of.
Please, allow me to share my discomfort with you…
Matthew 11:4-6Â Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended by me.”
We could play a little game and I could make you guess which part jumped out at me…but that is mean.
My brain went something like this. “Ok, this is a list of miracles and Jesus is calling the following a sign that He is who He says He is.
Blind see – check
Lame walk – check
Lepers are cleansed and deaf hear – check and check
Dead are raised up (thats a big deal) – check
The poor have the gospel preached to them – HOLD THE PHONE!
I’ve sat and thought about this for several days now. I don’t about you, but I have my idea of what a miracle looks like. This was never on that list. I always knew that it was important, have been convicted by this in the last few years more than ever before and it’s often over looked…but to call it a miracle. I think Jesus was on to something…
Something about it that screamed “you can witness all these things, but this…THIS is also a sign that I am who I say I am”.
Gulp. I have all kinds of thoughts swirling. I’ll keep some of them to myself for now. It’s best I think before I speak.
Thoughts?