THEIR ACCUSATIONS WILL WORK OUT FOR YOUR GOOD

Read: JOHN 9: 1-41

Meditation verse:
“And His disciples asked Him, saying, ‘Rabbi who sinned, this man or His parents, that he was born blind?’.” (John 9:2).

Jesus’ disciples began questioning Him as they passed by a certain blind man. They wanted to know why the born was born blind. They had concluded that the man was in that condition because of the sin he or his parents had committed. In response, Jesus explained that neither the man nor his parents had sinned, but he was in that condition so that the awesome power of God could be made manifest through him. Jesus then proceeded to restore his sight. Perhaps, He would not have stopped to heal the man, had the disciples not began debating his condition?

Similarly, Job’s friends accused and judged him when calamity befell him. They said to him “is not your wickedness great, and your iniquity without end?” (Job 22:5). But God turned the tides around. He asked them to go to Job so that he could pray for them. The same friends who had accused him were now knelling before him. “And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before” (Job 42: 10). Joseph’s brothers accused him of wanting to usurp their seniority. They called him a dreamer and sold him to slavery. Again, we see God turning the tides around. Joseph ended up in Potiphar house and then in prison and eventually as prime minister of Egypt. And the same brothers who had despised him, came, and knelt before him; “Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, ‘behold, we are your servants” (Genesis 50:16).

God can turn the tides in your favour when you are wrongly accused. He is the righteous judge who will always justify you. When others deride, accuse, or put you down, He can take all of that and turn it around for your good. If you are currently being ridiculed or have been unfairly treated, allow God to fight for you. And soon you will say like Joseph: “but as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Oke Chinye

Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour?

Jesus says in Mathew 11:28; “come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. No matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been, this invitation is for you. Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart; all you need to do is invite Him in, by believing and receiving Him.

Are you ready? Here’s a prayer you can say right now:

Dear Lord, I acknowledge that I am a sinner in need of grace. I believe that Jesus died to set me free from my sins. Thank You Jesus for dying to save me. Please forgive me for all my sins and come into my heart. Be my Lord and Saviour. Fill me with Your Spirit and enable me to live for You from now onwards, in Jesus’ name, Amen

If you prayed this prayer, please email me at rockteachingministry@gmail.com and let me know about it. I would love to pray with you personally and send you a copy of my eBook; ‘Living the Life’ to encourage you as you begin your journey with Jesus.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Oke Chinye.
Have you asked Jesus Christ to come into your heart?

He says in Mathew 11:28, “come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” He longs to give you rest."

Would you like to do so now? Here’s a prayer you can say:
Dear Jesus, I believe that You died to save me from all my sins. Today, I invite you into my heart and I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive all my sins and help me to live my life for You.

If you prayed this prayer, send me an email at rockteachingministry@gmail.com

I would love to pray with you personally and send you a copy of my book; ‘Living the Life’ to encourage you as you begin your new life in Christ.