BIBLE CLASS 14TH SEPT. 2011

Pastor Robin Almeida began the class by going through the signs that should characterize a well-run and fully equipped Church. Everyone agreed that ours was fully equipped and that it was so only because of Pastor Robin who was a genuine Man of God. Several members stood up to say what they had observed in him that characterized him to be so.

He then proceeded to give a teaching on spiritual blindness and spiritual vision. He said that very often our personal problems are actually due to spiritual blindness. God sees us struggling in the dark and sends His own chosen person to help and deliver His people. God anoints this person with spiritual insight, an ability to discern the grace of God deep within and call it forth.

We see an example of this in Acts chapter 3. A man, lame from birth, was carried and laid at the gate of the temple to beg. As Peter and John were entering, he asked for alms. But Peter looked into the man and saw in him, the grace to be completely healed. So fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” The man did. Peter then commanded him to be healed in the Name of Jesus. He took him by the right hand and lifted him up. He immediately received strength, leapt up and entered the temple with them, walking, leaping and praising God. People who have experienced mighty miracles in their lives don’t need to be taught how to praise and worship God. They do it spontaneously.

We also have many examples of Jesus Himself doing this for people. One example is from John chapter 5, verses1-9, where Jesus saw the man lying by the pool of Bethesda, who had been an invalid for 38 years! Jesus saw the grace within him and said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” The man did so, being instantly and completely healed. In the Old Testament, 1Kings, chapter 17: 8-16, we have the example of the Man of God, Elijah, being sent to the widow at Zarephath, who had just a handful of flour and a little oil left to bake bread for herself and her son. Elijah said to her, “…but make me a small cake from it first and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son…The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry until the Lord sends rain on the earth.” She did according to the word of Elijah and she and he and her household ate for many days. Pastor Robin also spoke about the Man of God Elisha (2 Kings, 4:8), who was sent to the Shunamite woman. When she recognized him as a Man of God, she and her husband provided him with a special room in their home with a bed, table, chair and lamp. Because of this, God worked mighty miracles in her life through Elisha.

Pastor Robin, the Man of God who has been given to us, has been blessed with the gift to see the grace in us and call it forth. But when he gives us certain commands, we need to put our faith in his word and do what is required on our part. Then the grace that he has seen within us will come forth and we will receive our blessing. Praise the Lord!