No Instructions Included (Special Needs)

No Instructions Included

Pastor Larry Davis

Walking down the street, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked, “Rabbi (Teacher), who sinned: this man or his parents, causing him to be born blind?” Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here, working while the sun shines. When night falls, the workday is over. For as long as I am in the world, there is plenty of light. I am the world’s Light.” He said this and then spit in the dust, made a clay paste with the saliva, rubbed the paste on the blind man’s eyes, and said, “Go, wash at the Pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “Sent”). The man went and washed—and saw. John 9:1–7 (The Message)

What You Need to Know about Special Needs:

All LIFE has equal VALUE in God's eyes.

JUDGMENT is an IGNORANT Response.

Don’t Focus on THE WHY.

How to Respond to Special Needs:

With VALUE.

14 I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. 15 My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. Psalm 139:14–15 (CSB)

With COMPASSION.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 (NIV)

With Acceptance & INCLUSION.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)

One Last Thought: In God's eyes we are all SPECIAL NEEDS kids who need to be UNIQUELY LOVED.