Author: coachdkeith

John 9:13-34
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”

But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”

The man replied, “He is a prophet.”

18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

The answer for the Pharisees was at first to claim Jesus was not from God because He healed a blind man on the Sabbath. Next they said that Jesus was not a prophet, because they believed on the Law of Moses. Lastly, they say that the man was never a man of God and was born impure and a sinner.

Grasping at straws. Seeing with their eyes rather than their heart. There must’ve been many who believed that Pharisees, but they could not admit it publicly for fear of being barred from the synagogue. Fear ruled these men. Fear doomed these men. Fear is waiting for you if you give it your attention.

Do not be like these blind men. There are many blind men that walk this earth today. They take with them not only their soils, but the souls of their house. They block the free blessing of Salvation offers to all families through the head of the house. Stop blocking your family. Stop blocking your children. Let them receive the light of Jesus Christ through you. How? Take them to Church. Teach them to pray. Buy them a Bible that they can read ND learn of Him. He will take it from there.

The choice is that you continue to ignore God’s calling on your life. Nothing good can come from that. Only distraction and fear. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

I was blind, but now I see…

John 9:1-12
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”

12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The man was blind so that the good works of God could be witnessed by others. Affliction for advancement of the kingdom of God. To be fortified and galvanized through trial. Once handed to Him, the trial becomes a blessing. Miracles happen everyday, and this blind man could now see because of his faith and belief in Jesus.

Look back on your life and spot that affliction that hit you pretty hard. If it was physical, emotional, or spiritual, remember the trial. Now remember the blessing that was produced through that blessing. Got it? Now share it. That is your testimony. 

A few weeks ago, an older coach who I have known for quite some time came by the gym. He has been fighting Leukemia for years and look downcast and beaten down. He was on his way to see his doctor and needed something. His eyes searched for healing. We prayed together in my office for healing. As he keft, he said he felt something. He felt lifted up. At hid appointment the doctor ran the tests and was dumbfounded by the results. They were the best readings he had in a long time. How? All Jesus.

Activate my friends. The power will flow through you like Living Waters. The power of the Holy Spirit is in you. Just as it was in Jesus. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

John 8:48-59
48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”

49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55 Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”

57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”

58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

The revelation almost killed the them. He had just revealed to them exactly who He was and they were ready to destroy Him. In front of them stands The Messiah and they are flat out rejecting Him, calling Him a demon, a liar, and a phony.

At any moment, Jesus could have leveled the entire earth. He could have called on His divine powers and lashed out at all of them. He could’ve…but He did not. Why not? Because the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, came not to destroy, but to save. This was what the ordeal required, and He did it. He saved us.

One very important lesson in these verses is that there are times in your own walk with Christ, that you may have to turn and walk away in order to allow God’s work to be done in others. We have been called to plant seeds through our words and our actions. It is not our job to try and force growth on others. We must allow God’s Word and His Will to do the work. We are called to plant and tend, not grow the seed. That is God’s job.

Pray for Discernment. Pray to know what move to make next as you plant His seed in others. He will reveal your next move to you and move will be perfect. Be blessed in knowing that the sowing you do now, will one day reap a mighty harvest in the name of Jesus Christ. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

I AM THE RIGHTEOUSSNESS OF GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST…

John 8:31-47
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[b]”

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”

“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Absolute emotion and fortitude . In these verses Jesus is crying out to us. He is God in human form, and He cries out to tell us who He is. He is begging us to see Him. It is His appeal to us to accept Him, and at that moment…many did not. Guess what…He still loves us. He still forgave us. He still REDEEMED us. All of us. He even saved the Gentiles like you and I.

Hallelujah! I have read Matthew, Mark, and Luke all the way through, and shared every step of the way. I thought Matthew was emotional…John is a beast of emotion. He captured everything. And he captured from the perspective of a universal man. Not one swayed by religion. I implore you, read the Gospels. Start in Matthew and make your way through them all. It is beautiful.

I do not belong to the devil. There are times I fail and sin, daily, but God has forgiven me by sending His son to die on the cross and carry away the very sin I just committed 2 minutes ago. Yes…even the one I will commit in 2 minutes. Yes! Yes! Yes! I know…Wow!

Your are the Righteousness of God through His son Jesus Christ. Let me repeat…You are the Righteousness of God!!!! You are. Yes, you are. I am His Righteousness because of Jesus Christ!!!! How??? Jesus Christ…that’s how. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

We must look past our own eyes to see Him…

John 8:21-30
21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”

22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”

23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”

25 “Who are you?” they asked.

“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26 “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”

27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.

I do not doubt who Jesus is. But I often wonder if I would have if I were alive then. Would I have followed the crowd? Would I have fearful of persecution and retribution? Many men were. Many great men were. Those that stuck with Him. The Disciples of Jesus were marked and died horrible deaths, yet they persevered. They spread the Gospel and were killed because of it.

So here I stand, alive and blessed. God knows what I would have done, He wants me to learn about myself. This happens through reading the Bible. As I read, I see so much of myself in so many of the people that He loved and taught. So many, that even though they did not believe in Him, He loved them and without fail He taught them. So many times He would speak and be questioned and doubted, but He spoke and taught anyway. Thank God for the unbelievers, for they give us the chance to learn of Him.

Throughout the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Jesus teaches the doubters, the sinners, the lovers of this earth what it means to believe. He is speaking to us. He is teaching us. As He does, as he speaks, new believers are joining the Kingdom of God. He came and got me. He pulled the wool from my eyes and showed me TRUTH. He showed me love and forgiveness. He cane and got me. Just the way He has come for you.

So, with that, let us move past the doubt and speculation. He died for us and forgave all of us. We are now cloaked in His righteousness. Forever free of sin. Hallelujah! #JesusSaves

Amen
DK