God’s Ways of Doing

1. God’s Ways of Doing Isaiah 55: 8-9 8 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my way saith the LORD. 9 – For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my way higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

2. God Works in Different Ways • Blind • Mark 8:22-26; Blind Man • 22: And he came to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him and they besought him to touch him. • 23: And he took the blind man by hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. • Matthew 9:27-31; Two Blind Men • 27: And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. • 29: Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

3. John 9:1-41; Blind Man from Birth • 6: When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he annointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay • 7: And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. • God Works in Delays • The death of the ruler’s daughter • Mark 5: 21-43 • 22: And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

4. 23: And him greatly, saying, my little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed: and she shall live. • Roadblock; 25; And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years • 35: While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead, why troubleth thou the Master any further? • 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. • 41: And he took the damsel (12 years old) by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee,) arise.

5. The Death of Lazarus • John 11 • 1: Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany the town of Mary and her sister, Martha. • 3: Therefore his sisters sent unto him saying, Lord behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. • 6: When he heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. • 17: When Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days • 21: Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. • 32: Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

6. 39: Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. • 43: And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. • Testimonies • Missionaries in Ecuador • Jerry’s • “My thoughts are higher than your thoughts and my ways are higher than your ways”