"Why Did This Happen?"

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.  “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

John 9:1-2 

Have you ever noticed that when things are good, we never ask God "Why is this happening"?  But let something not-so-good happen and we cry out "Why Did This Happen?" There are those who will tell you that things will always be prosperity and happiness as long as you are "in God's good graces" and if things are not going well for you it's because you lack faith.

Look at today's passage...Jesus and his Disciples saw a man who had been blind since birth.  The Disciples asked, "Who sinned, this man or his parents, that cause him to be born blind?" Why did they ask this? Because that's what they had been taught!  If you are good, good things will happen to you.  If bad things happen, it's because God is not happy with you.  And here's the part that is frightening...we believe God is really that fickle!  We forget the part about God is love and loves us.  We forget that God is constant!

My favorite part of this passage is verse 3 where Jesus tells the Disciples: "It was not because of his sins nor his parents' sins, but that the POWER of God could be seen."  When bad things happen to us, it isn't because of our sins. God is the one with the power over everything and every circumstance.  Sometimes He allows us to endure bad times because He wants to show others through us that He has the power to handle every single thing!