Saturday, April 24, 2021
Even in the Darkest Darkness
God Sends Us with Light
For All People
To Heal Them and Set Them Free
Isaiah 42:6-7
I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Mark 10:49
Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’
Words of Grace For Today
Take heart; get up, Jesus is calling you.
It is one thing to be blind, blind to truth, blind to reality, blind to the consequences of one’s actions.
It is a whole other level of illness to be willingly, stubbornly, adamantly blind.
When we desire to be blind no longer, Jesus calls us – or rather: has already called us to come, to be healed, to become part of the Kingdom of God that is here, spreading the news of God’s Grace for all people, healing for all people, and abundant life for all people.
Called, healed, and given sight to see the wonders of God’s Grace, God gives us to the world as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
We get to be the ones who give our lives so that those held captive by darkness can see the Light of the World, and live.
Take heart; get up, Jesus is calling you.
Now get ready for the ride of your life, for there is nothing like serving God, bringing light to the blind, and freeing those captive by darkness!