Today's Passage - John 9:1-4

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english John 9:1-4   As he 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?" "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works 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 one can work."                  Jesus met a man blind from birth as he was leaving the temple. His disciples were curious, "Who sinned, this man or his parents?" People freely associate sickness and sin; even when performing healing prayers, we readily put the burden of getting healed on the intercessor, putting a lot of pressure on ourselves as we feel only the holy or people very intimate with God can effectively pray for the sick. Therefore many people dare not to lay hands praying for other people as they worry about losing face due to the lack of results.                  Not only that, we often put the burden of getting healed on the people that we pray for. Just as it says here, "who sinned?" thus we often asked the sick to confess their sins in prayers. Of course some sicknesses come from sins, but not every sickness is due to sin. Some people own strong condemning spirit, they would feel that if the sick did not get healed, either they have yet to realize their sins or they lack enough faith to ask for God's mercy.   We put the burden of getting healed on the people that we pray for.  In reality, we have to understand God's absolute sovereignty over the matter of healing; His intention is to show His mercy in human injustice and misery. The healing evangelist Benny Hinn once said, "In fact we cannot do anything, we just receive God's given grace to us. During the "Light Therapy" treatment, the doctors would simply tell you to lie in the sun to receive the healing power of sunlight."   The same happens before God. Malachi 4:2 mentioned the healing power of God's light, when we come before God; open ourselves to receive, the spirit of God will move freely among us. He has absolute authority to do the work of healing, even though sometimes he chooses not to heal, but God's love would still touch us. Brothers and sisters, the Lord is so willing to work, he is so willing to give us his grace, he is so willing to heal us, let us work with God with simple faith, come before Him to receive his grace                              Pray with Pastor Tong           Dear Holy Spirit, may you lay your hands on the wounds of the brothers and sisters, bring forth the power of resurrection of Jesus Christ, bring full healing to their lives and bodies. All glories to you! We pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!