September 17, 2023 … Got Questions? …

September 17, 2023 …  Got Questions?   …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Matt Redman singing … Questions … powerfully singing of Our Lord being the answer to all our questions and the challenges of life.  

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Highlight Passage: … Luke 18:41 [NLT] … .41 “What do you want me to do for you?” .    

…Jesus asks the blind beggar what the man wanted Jesus to do.               

               

Highlight Passage (Context): … Luke 18:35-43 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… Jesus heals the blind beggar after asking the faithful man what he wanted of Jesus.                

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Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 33:3  [NLT] …  

3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.  

… God, thru Jeremiah, challenges believers to ask their questions to God, Who promises to answer their (our) quandaries about the future.        

Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:28-31  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus invites His followers to bring their questions and concerns to Him for answers and direction.   

Reference Passage: … John 5:5-6  [NLT] …  

5 One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”.  

… Jesus often asked questions to engage the faith of of those who came to Him, knowing full well what the answer was.         

Reference Passage : … James 1:5  [NLT] …  

5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.  

… James exhorts fellow Christians to seek wisdom from God by bringing our faith questions to Him, … promising to give us His wisdom generously.                 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:7  [NLT] …  

7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.  

… God, thru Peter, encourages fellow persecuted Christians to bring our worries, concerns, and questions to God, Who cares for us.    

                                                                              

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Dave Brandon  … AT THIS LINK …   described how a friend who was being evaluated by an oral-surgeon was asked by her doctor if she had any questions, which she answered by asking him a question about him going to church that previous Sunday.  This interchange led to a discussion about faith and ultimately to the Doctor receiving a bible as a gift from the woman.     

The ODB entry today illustrates a strategy often used by Jesus as our Lord traveled about on His way to the cross and ministering to many who needed His healing; and that was to ask questions of those following Him - often questions with obvious answers - but yet soliciting answers about the faith of those in need of Jesus’ healing touch (see Scriptures above).  

Perhaps we could ask questions of others which would lead to our witness and a discussion about Jesus sometime this week … maybe even today?  I pray we look for those opportunities to ask such questions; especially to give witness with our testimony about God’s Saving grace in our lives.                

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for promising me Your answers to all my questions.           

My Prayer Today:   Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to reach out and ask questions about You to others as You give us opportunities to witness about You … maybe today?!       … Amen

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