Seeing with new Eyes- believing God will provide.
Seeing with new Eyes- believing God will provide.
Pastor Tom
Mark 7:31-37
31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
(I love that Jesus took him aside to heal him. Jesus did not want a big show.)
33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha!, (that is, Be opened). 35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. 37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Mark 8:22-26
22 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
(Again Jesus took him away to heal him.)
23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught? 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking. 25 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village.
How do we see. Do we see through the eyes of the world or through Gods.
We become men and women of faith when we step out in trusting God.
Many Christians become Lukewarm after a while of being in Christ. But when we have a real encounter with Jesus our life begin to change.
1. Some people are born blind and some people are blinded to the truth.
Being blinded to the truth is worse then being born blind.
*We have all be blinded, like when we believe our way is better than Gods way.
Acts 9:1-19 Saul was blinded to Gods truth. But on the way to imprison Christians he was given sight to Gods vision, that’s when he became Paul.
After the scales fall from Saul’s eyes he could see things differently.
How do you see the church, the needed, the lost.
2. Vision to see past fear and the impossible to the provision of God.
*The Three Hebrew boys Daniel 3:13-18 ( Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego)
3. When we are blind to Gods power.
*Judas (when we are close to God we should have his sight but some times we don’t really see his powers.) faith is built day after day, month after month, year after year.
4. When we see with God’s eyes, nothing is impossible.
* Joshua had vision to see past the walls.
* David had eyes to see God walking among the lions.
* The widow had eyes to see gods provision even when she gave everything.
Do you live with an expectancy that God will meet your needs.
5. So how is your vision Today? What do your eyes see? How big is your God? Do you see with your own eyes or with Gods eyes?
As David said let me fight with what I know. Let God use what he has given you.
Let’s look forward and see what God want to use in our life.
