Giving Sight to the Blind

Day 137: John 9:1-41

“Jesus said, ‘For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”' - John 9:39 ESV

It isn't hard to become enamored with the miracle that Jesus performed on this man who had been born blind in our reading for today. I mean, in a matter of moments, this man was given a completely different life. He went from begging to boasting, not in himself but in a man he didn't even know.

As was Jesus' custom, His miracles were never about showing off. He wasn't insecure and didn't need affirmation from people (see John 2:25). This miracle was, of course, to help this man, but it was also about Jesus making a statement about what it really means to see.

Being religiously elite and esteemed apparently doesn't guarantee a 20/20 Kingdom-of-God-vision.

This (formerly) blind man started to truly see not after he washed off the mud. He started to see when he began to believe (trust) in who Jesus was.

Proverbs 26:12 sums up the state of the Pharisees:

“Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.”

May we remain ready for Jesus to teach us the best way to live. There is no bottom to this kind of learning. It is a lifetime of drinking deep.

"Jesus openly affirms that his ministry causes a judgment or a division among the people. Some believe and some don’t. Now he reveals the true significance of his claim to be the 'Light of the World.' He is the spiritual Light. Some gain sight (faith) because of him. Others end up with no spiritual sight (unbelief) because of him."
- Bryant, B. H., & Krause, M. S. (1998). John (Jn 9:39)