Does the Bible Talk about Disabilities?

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Does the Bible Talk about Disabilities?

The Bible addresses disabilities in various passages, demonstrating God’s love and care for all individuals, regardless of physical or mental challenges. It also highlights how disabilities can be used to showcase His strength, offering encouragement for believers to support those facing such challenges.

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Throughout the Bible, we see numerous examples of how God used individuals with physical or mental challenges to fulfill His purposes. Moses, who struggled with speech (Exodus 4:10), was chosen to lead Israel out of Egypt and deliver God’s law. Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son who was disabled (2 Samuel 9:3), was shown great mercy and favor in King David’s court. The apostle Paul dealt with a “thorn in the flesh,” yet his ministry flourished because God’s power was made perfect in his weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Today, God continues to use people with disabilities in powerful ways to inspire, lead, and show His strength through their lives. How have you seen or experienced God working through those with disabilities in your life or community?

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I don’t have any kids. Never married. I have four brothers. One passed away in 2015. I don’t have much contact with them. They’re following misguided preachers. Listening to traditions of men. Basically, it’s empty religion. Im doer of God’s word, James chapter 1, and Isaiah chapter 65.

Isn’t it marvelous, that Lord Jesus can’ use handicapped Christian people. They have different gifts and abilities. It’s written in Corinthians about Body of Christ. The feet aren’t less indispensable than the other parts of the body. Get the picture.

Moses had disability. Ehud of judges had disability. Yes, God does use individual with disability. I was diagnosed with anoxic brain injury and autism in 2014. By nero psychologist and my primary doctor.

Are those who have disabilities indespensanble. I think not. I went through special education through school system. I had speech therapy in elementary school. I was treated badly by some students in the main stream. They looked down on those in special education. I think they had low self esteem. Some students labeled special education as were retards go.

Pride is dangerous. Its elevating one self above another person. They value the person they think is indispensable, as inferior.

Jesus reached out to those who had disability, during his earthly ministry. John chapter 9 . Apostles asked Jesus, who sinned, him or his parents. Jesus reply, it was not that the man sinned, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

Romans chapter 5:5. Rejoice in suffering, produces endurance, character, and hope. Because God’s Love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given us. The Body of Christ.

Raymond babbit had savate syndrome. He portrayed in the movie rain man. He was autistic. He was gifted in Math. God gave him this gift. Our gifts are to honor and glorify God. Not for selfish ambition or reasons.

I have holy Spirit. It helps me understand the Bible. It’s Gift from God. Yes, other Christians have holy Spirit. Without it, Christian can’t understand meat of Gods word. 1 Corinthians chapter 2. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
2:7 but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory.
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Now we have received not the Spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given to us in God
The natural man can’t understand the spiritual things.

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But the natural man receive not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Holy Spirit guides, and gives discernment. They are spiritual. The carnal minded people can’t understand spiritual things or discern.
Some people have Spirit of slumber.

Those who have disabilities are not indispensable. Peace.

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The mentally ill or mentally disabled are considered demon possessed in scripture. Another case of ancient , superstitious people not having the knowledge we do today.

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I just saw Joni Erickson Tada being honored for her ministry on her 75th birthday.
There is a woman who gave her great disability to God for him to use. And He did.

Edited to add:
I’ve done a lot of things in my nursing career but a very rewarding part was a private duty nurse to mostly toddlers with special needs. 2 of “my kids” passed away after my time with them. One is now in his 20’s and thriving.
His foster, now adoptive mother was the reason for this.
A lot of disabled, challenged people just need people in their lives for encouragement and occasional help, but mostly to love and believe in them. Like our Father does us.

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