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Good morning . Welcome to Starting Right with Danny Mac . I'm Johnny Mac and I'll be filling in again today . I want to talk to you today about a young guy who was dealing with some pretty significant health issues Nothing terminal or anything , but he had some chronic issues that were , and still are affecting his ability to live a normal life .
Some chronic issues that were , and still are affecting his ability to live a normal life . He and his wife prayed , often just pleading with God for his healing , that he tried to do everything in their power to make him get better .
They even tried a surgery , which they were told would make everything better , but sadly it was based on a misdiagnosis and only resulted in making everything worse .
On the Sundays , when he was feeling well enough to go to church , he and his wife would often go up after the service and ask for prayer for his healing , and when they did , they would be asked about whether or not he was harboring secret sin in his heart . They were once told that the only pill this guy should need is the gospel .
Now I know the pastors of the church where this happened and I believe I can safely say that if they knew what was going on , they would be livid .
And I want to say to you right now if you or someone you care about is dealing with a chronic health issue or a major life issue and this story sounds familiar to you I am so very sorry that this has happened to you or them and it's to you that I want to give some encouragement this morning .
In the book of John , chapter 9 , we read the story of Jesus and the man who was born blind . The disciples , upon seeing the man , asked Jesus who sinned , the blind man or his parents ? And in response , jesus very clearly said neither this man nor his parents sinned .
Now , as nobody's obviously capable of living a perfect life other than Jesus Now , as nobody's obviously capable of living a perfect life other than Jesus , at some point we can safely assume that this man and his parents sinned , but what Jesus was saying is that this man's blindness was not a punishment for sin .
We can also look in 2 Corinthians 12 , verses 7-9 . There we read about Paul pleading with God to take away his thorn in his flesh . After he's pleaded three times , jesus responded my grace is sufficient for you , for my power is made perfect in weakness . He didn't bring up Paul's past . He didn't bring up the church that Paul had persecuted .
He said my grace is sufficient for you . Whatever it is you're facing , whether it's a chronic illness or a loved one not living for the Lord or whatever it is . I want you to know today that God is a God of love and forgiveness , that you are loved so very much .
We live in a fallen world and bad stuff happens , but that doesn't mean that you are being punished . God never promised calm seas , but he does promise to be with us in the storm .
Whatever that may be and , as I'm sure you've probably guessed , I am that young man , although I'm not so young anymore , I've been dealing with some pretty big chronic health issues for a little over the past decade . Life can be hard , but God is here and God is good . Oh , if there's anything I want you to leave you with , is that God is good . Thank you .
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