Have you ever wondered why Jesus chose to heal the ones he choose to heal? I mean, why didn't he just do mass healings?  Like when he was in the house that the friends dropped their crippled friend on a mat through the roof - why didn't Jesus heal everyone who was there? When the woman touched the hem of his robe, why didn't others who'd touched his or his robe at the same time receive healing? Some were healed when they asked to be healed. Others were healed when other people asked Jesus to heal them. A select few were chosen by Jesus to be healed.  Was this to demonstrate diversity? Diversity in who is chosen?  Diversity in condition and circumstances? Diversity in the relationships being established or enhanced? Of course, only Christ knows why he chose the ones he chose. Just like only God knows why He chooses some to be in the Book of Life. Wouldn't it be neat to find this Book of Life? Think of what we could do with that! - or maybe we better not. Judgments ...

I wonder how we got to a place where we think it is all about us.  Even we Christians think that, though we don't exactly know or acknowledge that we do.  We think God forgives us because he loves us.  We think that He sent Jesus because He loves us.  It's not about us. Isaiah 43:25 (NLT) records that God says: “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again." God did not forgive us for us.  God did not send Jesus for us. God did not create all of this for us.  Not even the best of us.  God created us, forgives us, sent Jesus for HIS SAKE. 1 Samuel 12:22 : " For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own."   2 Samuel 7:20-22 : " What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Sovereign LORD. For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant....