DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- FAITH THAT COMES FROM EXPERIENCE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- FAITH THAT COMES FROM EXPERIENCE

"So they called the man who was blind, and said to him, 'Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.' He answered and said, 'Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.' " (John 9:24-25)

It is pretty hard to argue with experience. But give the Pharisees at least some credit for persevering in a lost cause. They could not out-argue this man who was born blind until Jesus healed him.

He had lived his life without sight. He had never seen a sunset. He had never seen his parents. He had never seen a flower. Now his eyes were opened to all of God's great creation. Now he could see. It is pretty hard to argue with that.

Some people think that faith is just an intellectual exercise. They don't want things to get emotional. The say, "Don't get carried away by emotion." But imagine the excitement, the joy, the enthusiasm, the exuberance of this man who was experiencing for the first time things we take for granted.

He still didn't know who this Man was who healed him. His faith in Jesus was based solely on the knowledge that something wonderful had happened to him.

Please excuse me when I get emotional about my salvation. When I think of what the Lord Jesus has done for me, I get emotional. I have experienced His forgiveness. I have experience His presence. I have experienced His acts of healing. I can't help it. It is not just the acknowledging of biblical truth and doctrine that moves me, as important as those are. It is the personal relationship I have with the living Lord God of the universe.

No matter how hard the Pharisees tried to dissuade this blind man of his faith in the One who healed him, his experience was undeniable and he could not be shaken. My faith is unshakable, no matter how much unbelievers may question it. God is real – not just in a textbook and head-knowledge, but in my heart and life's experience.

You ask me how I know He live, He lives within my heart.

Love, Dad