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03/09/2017

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Mark 10:46-52 LINK

Like the blind man, I desire to be found yelling out to Jesus to restore me. In the marketplace of the USA today it is not popular to call on the name of Jesus, except in a vial curse, and many are silenced because they try. I have come to the realization that calling on Jesus for restoration does not mean I am putting my mind aside while faith takes it place. It means that I am engaging my mind fully (1 Cor 14:15) to embrace the living God who created, loves, restores and sustains me, us, everything and has unfolded His plan to reveal this from the beginning of time. What's an alternative: There are so many holes in man's imagination that an agnostic must believe on faith what other humans have discovered and yet not fully explained. As you well know even Darwin suggested that if at a future date his black box proved to be more complex than he gave credit to than his whole proposition would probably not be true. Surely no one believes humans know even 15% of all there is to know, which leaves 85% of the unknown which may contain a realm in which God exists. I know he exists and is relevant in this realm.

Therefore I rely on Jesus as my hope and stay and I will not remain silent in marketplace of ideas. So I say with the blind man, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! I want to see.

47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth [passing by], he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

Love,
Dad