When Jesus Passes By

You can not come in contact with Jesus and remain the same. It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who said “Man’s mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains it’s original dimensions.”

A soul once touched by Christ, never returns to it’s original ways. It is changed forever, for the good or the bad, for good to those who accept Him, and for bad to those who reject Him.

During the ministry of Jesus here on this earth, many that came in contact with Him were healed. The physical healings parallel the spiritual healings we receive in our life.

Jesus raised the dead! Roll away the stone! Come forth Lazarus! Widow, stop weeping…In those situations it seemed there was no hope, only tears and sighs, the end had come, but then Jesus passed by. He is the resurrection and the life!

One day in my life, when there were only tears and sighs, when it seemed there was no hope, when I was at the end, then Jesus passed by! I was dead in sins and He made me alive in Him.

When Jesus walked the lanes of this world, many that were blind received their sight. Before Jesus healed them, every morning they awoke to darkness, day and night were the same to them, they could not tell what lay in front of them.

We were once blind, with no vision of our future, no idea about eternity. Every day seemed the same. Then Jesus passed by and led us by the hand out of the city of sin and gave us spiritual vision, I once was blind, but now I see!

The deaf and dumb were healed, we were once deaf to the voice of God, the warnings He spoke to us, the cries of those that were in need round and about us and our mouth was closed, spiritually dumb, not mentioning Him to others, but then Jesus passed by! Our ears are opened, we are His sheep and we hear His voice! We hear the voice of God saying “Who will go and whom shall I send?” and we open our once dumb mouth and say “Here am I Lord! Send me.”

What a glorious change takes place when Jesus passes by!