The Plumbline

People who do not have God’s Spirit do not accept the things that come from his Spirit. They think these things are foolish. They cannot understand them, because they can only be understood with the Spirit’s help. (I Corinthians 2:14) If you have ever wondered why some people just don't seem to understand what God is doing in your life, it could just be that they haven't met Jesus yet and therefore, they don't understand what you are sharing with them. The Spirit of God is necessary to 'interpret' the things God is doing - to really connect with these things, one needs his Spirit. It is easy for them to understand the things of this world, for that is where their minds are connected. Once there is a connection established between them and God by the power of God's Spirit, they will soon come to understand the things God is doing in and around them, as well. We sometimes try to communicate the things God is doing in our lives in a way that those without God'...

  39 Jesus then said, "I came into the world to bring everything into the clear light of day, making all the distinctions clear, so that those who have never seen will see, and those who have made a great pretense of seeing will be exposed as blind." (John 9:39) The ninth chapter of John is the story of a man born blind.  He was forced to spend each day begging for something to fill his belly - something to provide for his welfare.  The day he met Jesus was a day just like all the rest.  He was in his usual spot for begging - awaiting a passerby with a tender heart who might put a mite or two in his cup.  This day, as Jesus was passing by, his disciples pose a question to Jesus about the man's blindness.  Their question centered on who had sinned - the man himself, or his parents.     They equated his blindness to sin.  A physical ailment in Old Testament times was often equated with sin.  It was either the sin of his parents, or his o...