So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. But because the demons knew who he was, he did not allow them to speak.
Mark 1:34 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.1.34.NLT
I believe that Jesus will heal my blind eye. He healed many diseases and He can heal my blind right eye.
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little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat
repairing their nets. He called them at once, and they also followed him,
leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.
Mark
1:19-20 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.1.19-20.NLT
James and John left everything to follow Jesus. I need to leave everything and follow Jesus and put Him first in my life. Following Jesus is the most important thing I can do.
And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.
2 Peter 3:14 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.3.14.NLT
I will try to live a peaceful life and be pure and blameless in God's sight. I need to be blameless in God's sight while waiting for Jesus' return. I must keep God first in my life while waiting for Jesus to come back.
So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.
2 Peter 2:9 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.2.9.NLT
God will help me through trials in my life, he will punish the wicked but he will carry me through the trials in my life if I rely on Him and stay close to him.
Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
2 Peter 1:19 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1.19.NLT
God used the prophets to communicate his message. I need to pay close attention to what they wrote down because it is a light in a dark place. They wrote down God's messages for me, and I need to pay attention to what they wrote because God is using their words to speak to me through His Word.
