John 9:1-2
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”
“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.
I’m not sure about you – but I find it annoying that whenever some great disaster, tragedy or terrorist attack occurs – that for days afterwards news stations always fill the airwaves with interviews and opions from every expert under the sun who tell us why it happened and how it could have been prevented. It always seems like too little, too late.
The days following the death of Steve Irwin I learnt so much about sting rays….This is largely due to the fact the news stations constantly showed interviews with stingray experts who talked about sting ray behaviour and what Steve could have done to prevent his death. Unfortunately it did nothing to bring Steve back from the dead.
In the scripture above Jesus sees a blind man which causes the disciples to turn into CNN newsreaders – All of a sudden they begin interviewing Jesus on why this man was born blind. But Jesus does not play the role of interviewee – nor does he satisfy the curiousity on what is really a very good question. Instead He is already talking about the positive impact of the solution.
God is not a negative problem God – He is a positive solution God.
We – His people – are not negative problem people – We are positive solution people.
When we encounter people who are tied up or bound up with problems or misfortune we can judge, criticise and analyze why they are in this mess. Or we can bring the solution by the power of God – and God can be glorified!
If we ouselves encounter a massive problem – we can also blame other people (our parents, our teachers etc.) Or we can thank God that we are Solution People and that He has given us the power to deal with this problem! Then we can thank God that we have another testimony to glorify God with!!
God is good!
In all things give thanks!
