God’s Plan God’s Purposes

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Woke up early this morning with these thoughts going through my head. I believe it is from the Lord!

When Jesus healed the lame man and said, “Rise take up your bed and walk…”

It wasn’t just for the lame man…he was showing us that we too, could rise up and walk for His glory.

When He healed the blind man, he showed that, we too, could see and believe and no longer stumble in the darkness. That our spiritual blinded eyes would also see. Truly see Him, who He was and who He is…It wasn’t just for the blind man, it would be for all, who are blind both spiritually and physically.

Healing of the deaf and dumb, the one who could not hear or speak, was to also show that we too were in need of healing so that, we too can hear his whisper and to speak His words of truth.

When the withered hand was stretched forth, Jesus showed them and us that we too, would be able to stretch forth our hands to feed those who are in need of food and water. The bread of life and the living water, Jesus offers everyone who will believe and accept Him.

As Jesus healed leprosy and cast out demons…He was showing us that though our sins are many and our thoughts are held captive by the devil that through His word and His blood we can be washed and cleansed from every unclean thing. We should be like the one leper of ten, who came back to thank him and give him praise and honor for all he has spoken and done. To Testify to all people that once we were sick and outcast, but now, we are redeemed.

When the broken woman at the well, felt alone, rejected, and forsaken, Jesus came for her and restored her name, and her soul, He let her know she was loved and accepted. It shows us that each one of us who have lost everything, that nothing is impossible if we will drink of the living water and live. We are so happy that we run to tell everyone we know, to come see the man who gives new life and restoration. His name is Jesus!

You see, Jesus, had many reasons for doing what he did, it wasn’t just a witness to the one healed and delivered but it was for all those watching and for the generations to come to see and know he’s still saving, still healing, still setting free and delivering all oppressed by the devil…these are examples of His great love…He’s still doing these things for us, even today.

He fed multitudes physical food but the most important of all was that he came to feed our spiritual man…because our spirit is going to live forever…we’ll either be with Him for all eternity or spend our eternity in darkness and torment. It is our choice, it’s our responsibility to accept or deny God! I hope you choose wisely!

When He was nailed to that tree, his hands and his feet. Pierced through by a sword. Thorns shoved into his head, mocked and ridiculed, people hocked up saliva and spit upon Him…each breath a struggle, the precious, chosen Son of God…he allowed it because he knew that some would remember all that He suffered and would come to Him and repent, turn around and follow Him…Jesus suffered all of this because He loved us…even the ones to come down through the ages…

He told John, his beloved disciple, to write letters to the Churches…to warn us and to bless us and to help us to be vigilant and ready, to keep ourselves unspotted from the world and to have faith because He Will Come Again…

Only Papa God knows the day and the hour of His return. From age to age, God has the plan and that plan, is with mercy and grace, so that all have the opportunity to accept His Son. Certain things must take place and everything that has to be fulfilled will be according to His Will and His purpose.

So, I ask you, will you let him open your blinded eyes? Will you take up your life and follow him? Will you remain faithful and steadfast? One way or another all who live will one day die. Those who are yet to come will face the same questions. The only guarantee that we have is accepting Jesus as the only begotten son of God, knowing he has forgiven us of our trespasses and sins and making him the Lord and Ruler of our lives. For All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved! Are you blind, lame, forsaken? Are you lost and afraid? Are you still looking for a Messiah to come? Have you rejected His blood and His word? As long as you have breath it is not to late to accept Him into your heart and live for him~ I urge you to make that decision today because I promise you…He is real and He loves you! He is not evil He is alive! He doesn’t beat you or condemn you. He is the lifeline reach out to him and ask him to save you!

God’s love never ever fails!!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 14, 2024

John 5:8-9 New King James Version ⁸ Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” ⁹ And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

Mark 8:25 New Living Translation ²⁵ Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly.

Mark 7:31-35 New King James Version Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute

³¹ Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. ³² Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. ³³ And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. ³⁴ Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

³⁵ Immediately his ears were opened, and the ^[a]impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

Matthew 12:13-15 New King James Version ¹³ Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. ¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Behold, My Servant

¹⁵ But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great ^[a]multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.

Luke 17:11-19 New King James Version Ten Lepers Cleansed

¹¹ Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. ¹² Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. ¹³ And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

¹⁴ So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

¹⁵ And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, ¹⁶ and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

¹⁷ So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? ¹⁸ Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹ And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Mark 1:22-26 New Living Translation ²² The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority—quite unlike the teachers of religious law.

²³ Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil^[a] spirit cried out, ²⁴ “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

²⁵ But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. ²⁶ At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.

John 4:28-30 New King James Version ²⁸ The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ²⁹ “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” ³⁰ Then they went out of the city and came to Him.