Old Lazy Dog brings a different view of faith, life, and the struggles we face in the marketplace and our day to day lives…while we strive to go deeper in our faith walk, put our faith to work, and see God at work around us on a daily basis.

I Have a Question

I Have a Question

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“As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples questioned Him: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him. We must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” - John 9:1-5 HCSB

“I have a question...”

My daughter’s Ellie and Abbie had a teammate (and close friend) that often opened up every basketball practice drill I was trying to setup or every discussion she had with me that same way... no matter the drill or the point I was trying to make to the team...

“I have a question...”

She would ask a question so often that it has become a long running joke with her and me. In my mind, I can hear Page’s voice making that same comment/starting to ask a question in the same way if we were about to discuss this passage. So, since it seems to fit well here...

I have a question...

After reading through John 9:1-12 again, especially 1-5, and seeing where Jesus says in verse 4, “We must do the work of Him who sent me as long as it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.”

I have a question...

What are you going to do ”while it is still day” knowing that “night is coming”?

In other words, what is God asking you to do, guiding you to do, directing you to do, laying on your heart for you to do while you still can, while it is still day? Because, there will be a day when you can’t (legally or otherwise) or won’t be able to (health or age or financially).

Maybe it’s something that scares you.
Maybe it’s something that you’ve been running from for years.
Or maybe it’s something that has been freshly placed on your heart and mind to do for Him ~ not to earn favor or grace (because you can’t) or gain approval (He already loves you and sent His Son to die for you), but something you are supposed to do because of your love for Him and His for you... regardless of fears or other boundaries or walls we see or build ourselves.

I have a question...

How are you going to respond to John 9:4?

Keep the Faith... Carpe Diem

In This Time

In This Time

Blind See

Blind See