This is sad:
Wausau – A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin couple to 10 years probation and 30 days a year in jail for the next six years for praying instead of seeking medical care for their dying 11-year-old daughter. STORY
Prayer is powerful. But how about praying and also using the God-given gifts of modern medicine for diabetics? These parents were not in the middle of the Sudan with no modern medical, life saving and life prolonging resources. They wanted a miracle and a miracle was one insulin shot away!
What they had was what I call BLIND FAITH. They were blind to how God had answered their prayer with the modern advances of medicine. We are not living in the 15th century for God’s sake!
In my opinion these parents were sincere. Sincerely wrong and takers of bad theology and members of a toxic, brain dead religion.
They remind me of this old story: A religious man is on top of a roof during a great flood. A man comes by in a boat and says “get in, get in!” The religious man replies, ” No I have faith in God, he will grant me a miracle.”
Later the water is up to his waist and another boat comes by and the guy tells him to get in again. He responds that he has faith in God and God will give him a miracle. With the water at about chest high, another boat comes to rescue him, but he turns down the offer again cause “God will grant him a miracle.”
With the water at chin high, a helicopter throws down a ladder and they tell him to get in, mumbling with the water in his mouth, he again turns down the request for help for the faith of God. He arrives at the gates of heaven with broken faith and says to Peter, I thought God would grand me a miracle and my prayers were never answered.”
St. Peter chuckles and responds, “I don’t know what you’re complaining about, we sent you three boats and a helicopter.”
Right on Steve, you couldn’t put it much clearer.
Jon
Amen, Pastor Steve. Sadly enough I’ve also seen serious “blind faith” flowing from individuals who were too lazy to work, care for themselves or their families. Believing that God will answer their prayers, and grant a miracle by expecting others who have worked hard, to carry their self induced financial load, is also so sad. Loving to share and give, I find this very difficult at times where to draw the line, especially after serious prayer. Thank you for any future insight..