Simply Ask.

Simply Ask.

Second Corinthians 1:20-22

Her doctor said her detached retinas couldn’t be repaired. But after living without sight for 15 years – learning braille, and using a cane and a service dog- this Montana woman’s life was changed when her husband asked another eye doctor a simple question: “Could she be helped?” The answer was “yes.”

As the doctors discovered, the woman had a common eye condition, cataracts, which were removed from her right arm. When the eyepatch came off the next day, her vision was 2020. A second surgery for her left eye met with equal success.

“Could she be helped?” Can I be helped??

Could your pain, your worry, your break- through, could it be solved with one simple question?

2 Corinthians 1:20-22NKJV “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”

Paul is answering the charge from some in Corinth that he selfishly changed his travel plans to visit them, saying both "yes" and "no" to his commitments at the same time.

Paul's defense is as serious as the accusation is frivolous.

First, Paul insist he was not saying "yes" and "no" at the same time, but that in Christ, the answer is always “yes."

Here’s a question I give to you, Are you ready for a resounding yes? Do you want to be surrounded by yes’s? -In Jesus you are!

Again, 2 Corinthians 1:20NIV For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God.

Again, Paul adds that all the promises of God find their "yes" in Christ. And the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to glorify God.

In other words, Your amen is very important. It glorifies God!

In other words, all of God's O.T promises are fulfilled in Jesus.

-And Jesus Christ is the "yes" to every one of them.

The apostle Paul states, that even my travel plans have to come with a yes from Christ!

Once more, 2 Corinthians 1:21NIV Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,

God is the one who established both Paul and his co-workers along with the believing Corinthians in Christ.

Actually Paul say’s, “We are all co-laborers, co-workers in God’s harvest.

Testimony- Did you know that you can be blessed by association. I joined the Garden Hill Sharks swim team, out of 19 teams representing most of Atlanta we came in 1st! Notice I said I was on the winning team. I’m a winner because of association!

On team Jesus, all of God’s promises are ‘yes’ and ‘amen!’

2 Corinthians 1:22NIV ...set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Again, -God has sealed us. Now Paul adds that in giving them the Spirit in their hearts, God has put His seal on them. -He has given the Holy Spirit to each believer as a guarantee or deposit or down payment.

The Holy Spirit is your guarantee until.....! What’s a simple question you need to ask? For many of us, we haven’t ask that simple question yet!

Again, Simply Ask!

On several occasions, Jesus asks the question, * Do you want to be healed?

* What can I do for you?

Isaiah 65:24AMP “It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

A simple question also changed the life of Naaman.

Listen to, II Kings 5:1AMP Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram (Syria), was considered a great man by his king, and was highly respected because through Naaman the Lord had given victory to Aram (Syria). He was also a man of courage, but he was a leper.

Do you think Naaman had a question? Maybe not, many lepers never take the time. -They just accept their leprosy.

God anointed Naaman to bring mighty victory for Israel, however, Naaman was still a leper.

Many times our answers are already around us. Listen to, 2 Kings 5:2AMP The Arameans (Syrians) had gone out in bands [as raiders] and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife [as a servant].

Then the servant girl said to Naaman’s wife:

Verse 3 of 2 Kings 5, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.””

Think about this, Naaman’s question was found in this young Israelite girls answer.