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Today is Thursday November 04, 2010 and we are continuing our reading through the Bible. Today's message comes from the Book of John, chapters 9-10. In these chapters we will read about, Jesus healing a blind man, the Jews disbelief, the blind, the sheep, and Jesus the Good Shepherd, all Scripture quoted comes from the King James Version. If you would like to read today's chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this link onto your browser: imfollowingjesus.com/bible-november-4

Today's Message: The Love of God Perfected
The word verily means absolutely, positively, the truth, the Bible says, “But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.” - I John 2:5. The word perfected means complete, in other words, God is telling those who keep His Word, “If you keep My Word with you then you will absolutely know how much I love you, it will complete you and people will see that I am with you.

Do you know what truly bothers people who live in the world? Seeing God working in your life. As you get God's Word in you you see just how much God does love you, He does not want to see us in pain or suffering, He just wants us to believe in Him and trust Him. As Jesus was walking by He saw a blind man sitting in the street. “And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.” - John 9:2-7.

The disciples immediately asked Jesus what he or his parents did for him to be blind at birth, Jesus responded, “No one sinned, God allowed him to be born this way so that the works of God can be demonstrated through Him.” Sometimes God will place infirmities on people, not to punish them or their loved ones, but to draw them closer to Him. There is a spiritual purpose of God's love in much of human suffering, and this man's blindness was the very means of keeping him from being lost for eternity. By faith, he obeyed Jesus' command to wash in the Pool of Siloam. This man accurately illustrates the terrible condition of everyone without Jesus Christ. Until we see Christ as our Savior we are spiritually blind, nor can we see our need of a Savior, due to the hardness of our hearts. “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:” - Ephesians 4:13-15.

One of the distinguishing marks of a Christian is recognizing the need for guidance and a desire to follow the Good Shepherd. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.......Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.” - John 10:1,2,7-12.

Christ is our Shepherd and the door that leads to the sheepfold. If any person tries to enter into God's sheepfold by any other way other then going through Christ, he is a thief and a robber. The sheepfold is a holding place where the shepherd houses the sheep for the night. It was a place for protection. When the Shepherd would open the gate, the shepherd would hold his rod out, and count the sheep as they passed under the rod. Then when all the sheep had entered in, the gate was shut, and the shepherd stood watch for the night. When you have Christ with you, you are safe not only inside the sheepfold, but outside the sheepfold. You can go out into the world, and you don't have to be afraid of someone taking away your salvation. You don't have to fear what will be said of you if you see the Word is not being taught and you voice your opinion. You don't have to be afraid of anything. When Jesus went to the cross, died, and rose again, He did that for each person that has the eyes to see and the ears to hear the voice of our Good Shepherd. “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” - I Peter 5:4.

When we have Jesus in us, God's love is perfected in us, we are absolutely without a doubt free and loved by God. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30. A yoke is a device that brings two things together to make it stronger. When we receive Jesus He attaches Himself to us to make us stronger. We do not have to carry the burdens of the world all on our own, Jesus is right there with us to carry them for us. Praise God!

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and week.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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