“This is an amazing thing,” the man told them. “You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes! We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him. Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind. If this man were not from God, He wouldn’t be able to do anything.” (John 9:30-33 HCSB)
I read this this morning and was awestruck at it. This man had been blind since birth and Jesus had healed him and now the Pharisee were questioning him. I am not sure what they were attempting to do to the blind man, they had questioned him before but here they are questioning him again. "Who did this to you, how did it happen ". Apparently this healing caused quite an uproar!
The Pharisee must have wanted the man to change his story. This man was not about to change his story. He knew who had healed him and that he had been healed. He knew the truth. And that truth had set him free from blindness. He wasn't going back.
How like our world today. Those of us who know Christ, who have a relationship with Him, are persuaded to question the truth we know. They ask us again and again...how can you be sure, how do you know this bible is true... Well I know it is true because I have been freed from my blindness and I am not going back. When Jesus removes our spiritual blindness it is a miracle even bigger than what the blind man received that day so long ago. We know He is real! Even if we can't convince others of that fact it doesn't change the realness of Christ.
I pray today for all those who are still spiritually blind. Open yourself to Christ and allow Him to heal you and see the blessing that is in Christ. You will never want to go back.
Read the story of the blind man in John 9.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%209&version=NIV
It will give you great courage today.
Remember,
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8 HCSB)
Blessings.
