The Blind will see...

Yesterday Matt and I found out some sad news about Matt's grandpa. He was just diagnosed with temporal arthritis & has lost his vision in 1 eye. He's on strong medication to prevent it from affecting the other eye. They will be doing a biopsy on Thursday. This all came on very fast. Within 2 days, his vision was gone in his one eye. Matt and I prayed last night that the Lord would heal him! I began to think of how often this prayer of "making the blind see" has been prayed. Jesus healed the blind. He has done it before, and He is able to do it again! I have faith that our Lord will heal Matt's grandpa so he may see his new miraculous great-grandson or great-granddaughter. We talked to his grandpa last night. He was in good spirits, he mentioned to us about his desire to be able to see our baby. I was brought to tears thinking about how badly I also want this! Matt's grandpa is a man of few words, but he made it known to us how much he appreciated our prayers. Again, the Lord is calling us to a time of prayer. Physically we can do nothing from here, so we will pray. We trust, and know from experience that the Lord has no bounds. He heals, He restores, and I pray that He gets ALL of the glory!

Psalm 146:8
8 ...the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

Last night and into this morning as I lay in bed, I began to think of physical blindness and Spiritual blindness. There are some verses in 2 Corinthians that came to mind.. 4:4 "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." This kept repeating in my head over and over. Unbelievers are blinded. They cannot see the light! Then I read the whole passage.. where at the end, i realized what I have heard time and time again... the way God reveals the light is they see the light in us. Matthew 5:14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden."

I re-read these verses over and over... 2 Corinthians 1-6

"Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 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. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."

Matt and I really want the Lord's light to shine through us. That is our prayer! We also, want God to heal those who are spiritually blind, through His Holy Spirit.

So today, i will pray, and I am asking for you to pray also.. for Matt's grandpa first. For the physical healing of his sight. That his sight will be restored, and that he in fact will be able to see his great-grandchild! Second, for the spiritual healing of those whom we are here for. The unbelievers who are blind to the gospel. May their eyes truly be opened to the truth, and may they see the Lord's light shining in and through us.

Thank you again for all of your love and support! I can't tell you enough how much your words have encouraged our hearts, and helped us to keep going. Knowing we have your support and love makes things so much easier for us. May God bless you for your faithfulness!

Praying for the blind to see,
Love always,
Jess