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Week of September 6, 2026
Today is the first Sunday of September, which is the 9th month in our calendar. In Biblical Numerology, the number 9 is the number of the Fruit of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit. One of my favorite verses is found in Job 22:28 where it says, “You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] shall shine upon your ways.” (Amplified Bible). I believe that the month of September can be a month where we see the Gifts of the Spirit becoming more manifested in greater degree as well as more of the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives.
I was reminded of the time when Jesus healed the two blind men. Matthew 9:27-28 says, “When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
People often wonder if it is God’s will to heal. The only source of truth we have on this or any other matter is the Word of God. Throughout the Gospels we see time and time again that everywhere Jesus went in His earthly ministry, He healed and delivered people. Notice in Matthew 9 that when the blind men came to Jesus, He turned the responsibility for their healing over to them. When He asked, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”, He was getting them to draw on their faith. Different times when Jesus healed someone He was quoted as saying, “Your faith has made you whole.” There is no doubt that it was God’s will that the two blind men be healed. But in order for them to receive the miracle they wanted, they had to take the responsibility for the manifestation of the miracle by exercising their faith. Jesus is asking the same thing of each of us today. If we are going to see the extraordinary become the norm in our lives, then we must be responsible for exercising our faith, expecting God’s Word to come to pass in our lives. The greatest miracle we will ever receive is the forgiveness of sin. Have you received that miracle? If not, do so today while there is still time.
Pastor Dave
