What Are The Works Of God? – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional October 20th

(The Lord Jesus Only Does Good Works)

TO THE BIBLE: John 10:32 NASB
“Jesus replied to them, ‘I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?’”

LET’S TALK
“Did you catch what was taught in church about the blind guy Jesus healed in John 9?” Tom inquired from Kate, his friend.

“Yeah, I did!” Kate responded. “The disciples were like, “Who sinned, this guy or his parents?”

Then Tom said: “Exactly! But Jesus quickly corrected them and healed the blind man. Jesus is about healing, not punishment.”

In John 9, the disciples, walking alongside Jesus, saw a man who had been born blind. They asked, “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?”

As far as they were concerned, God in His justice system was punishing the blind man or his parents for their sin. What a mindset!

Read the Master’s response: “…Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work” (John 9:3-4).

Many read this and run off with the idea that the man’s blindness is one of the “works of God.” That’s erroneous!

The translators, on their own prerogative, put a punctuation—a full stop at the end of the third verse—that should have never been there.

The more accurate rendering is “…that the works of God should be revealed in him, I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day.”

Jesus was saying, “In this blind man, we see the work of Satan, but for the work of God to be revealed in him, I have to do something about it!” He then went ahead and healed the man. Hallelujah! The work of blindness didn’t come from God.

Acts 10:38 tells us, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”

The oppression came from the devil, but the Father sent Jesus, anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power, to heal and restore maimed limbs, give sight to the blind, mend the brokenhearted, deliver those who are oppressed of the devil, and even raise the dead. These are the works of God! Hallelujah!

Go Deeper
Matthew 10:8; Hebrews 10:7; Ephesians 2:10 AMPC; John 11:4-5

Pray:
Dear Father, thank you for your unmatched goodness, kindness, love and righteousness displayed in the world today. I declare that Satan’s hold over men’s lives is destroyed, as you work in and through your children to perfect your will in the earth and lives of men, for truly, the earth is filled with your goodness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
1 Timothy 2:1-15, Isaiah 52-53
TWO YEAR
John 6:52-60, 2 Kings 6

Act:
Thank the Lord for His gracious work of healing and restoration that’s happening all around the world today.