Blindness Removed

Good Morning,

2 Corinthians 4:4, 10 (NIV)
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

When we read a verse of Scripture it is always the best thing to go ahead and read the context of that verse. I mean, read what comes before and what comes after the Scripture we have in front of us. Just saying...

The enemy is the "god of this age" of course and it is he who blinds the eyes, hearts, and minds of those who don't know the Lord. That is so they will not come to ask questions about God and Jesus. Okay, so that is pretty obvious and probably goes without saying. If people cannot see the Lord, why would they wonder about Him?

Verse 10 of what we read today tells us exactly HOW we, you and I, can remove the blinders from unbelievers and show them Jesus Christ, alive and well, in this world, in this day, in this age.

"...so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body(ies)."

We are preparing for what the world calls Easter Sunday. We know it, in God's Church, as Resurrection Sunday. That day when we gladly shout, "He's alive!" Because of His resurrections from the tomb, we are able to confidently proclaim Him as Lord and Savior and, therefore, are able to show the world the Lord in us. Of course, before we celebrate His glorious resurrection, we must remember that first He had to die, for without His death and burial there would be no resurrection.

I guess the point today, this Palm Sunday when we remember Jesus' triumphant return into Jerusalem, each of us ought to ask ourselves if we, I...you...all of us..., do truly reveal Christ in our bodies. That is, do we live in such a way that people see Jesus revealed in our bodies?

Think about that for a minute today. Well, think about it longer than that if, just maybe, some things need to change in order to truly reveal Jesus Christ to a blinded world. You see, the Light of the world can overcome the darkness of the enemy if only we will show that light in the way we live. Not just on Sunday morning or Saturday evening when we attend corporate worship, but every other day we live, as well.

My prayer for myself is that I am the one who has shown the light of Jesus Christ to someone.

My prayer for you is that YOU will be the one who shows the light of Jesus Christ to someone.

My prayer for every one of us is that we ALL live in such a way that the blindness caused by the enemy will be removed and that, truly, people will "see the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ."

Love, peace, and blessings,

David