The man born blind

The man born blind – John 9

                This whole chapter is a treasure trove of truth.  Over the next four days we are going to mine it for nuggets and life lessons to apply to our lives to help us to become more like Jesus.

                Jesus was walking along when he came across a man who was born blind.  The disciples ask Jesus whose fault it was that he was born blind, His or his parents?  Jesus told them that neither had been guilty of sin but through him the power of God was going to be displayed and revealed.  Jesus put some much in the man’s  eyes and to go to the Pool of Siloam.  This man went to the pool and came back seeing.

                His neighbors were surprised and doubted that he was the former blind man.  They brought him to the Pharisees who began to question him,  He told hem what happened to him and they did not believe him so they questioned him a second time.  He told them the same thing.  They still did not believe him so they called his parents in to verify the story.  They confirmed the story.  The called him back in and told him why they did not believe his story.  They did not believe that Jesus was from God.  He was surprised and remarked that all he knew is that he was born blind and now he could see.  They became angry with him when he dared to try and teach them and so they through him out. 

                Jesus found him a little later and told him about the Pharisees blind which he of course had seen first hand.  Jesus asked the former blind man if he believe and he said, “Yes.”  Some Pharisees who with Jesus were offended and Jesus told them their were spiritually blind.  The lesson we can learn is do not allow yourself to become spiritually blind and when Jesus opens your eyes keep them open.