Christ Church Rockville Lenten Devotion
Jer. 24:1-10
Rom. 9:19-33
John 9:1-17
“Jesus answered, ‘neither this man nor his parents sinned, he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.” – John 9:3
Sometimes bad things just happen whether it is on the scale of a flat tire, job loss, or long-term illness. It is not planned against us. It is no one punishing us. And, it is not payback for anything we did. Bad things just happen for no apparent reason. Jesus reminds us here that each time a bad thing happens, it is an opportunity for God the Father to manifest Himself; in the situation, the solution, and in our acknowledgement of His presence and work throughout. Keeping our focus on Him allows Him to shine through the bad. Lent is a journey through bad things happening to get to the joy and celebration of Easter morning.
