I Was Blind but Now I See
April/17/2008 Filed in: Daily Walk
Series
• New
Testament Reading: John 9:1-41
• Old Testament Passage: Isaiah 29:17-19
• Points to Ponder
“I Was Blind but Now I See”
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” What a sad way to look at
God’s working among men! What a limited view the disciples had, not only of God, but of people
with physical disabilities! Are we any different? Or do we see the challenges people face in life the
way Jesus did: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned...but this happened so that the work of God
might be displayed in his life.” In reality, we’re all disabled. None of us is whole as God intended us
to be, but whatever our disabilities, they are an opportunity for God to display his work in us!
God used this man’s life long blindness as an opportunity for many people to be confronted with the
truth of Jesus’ identity. His healing was instantaneous, complete and lasting. He was blind, but now
he could see. Try to imagine that for a moment! He had never seen anything in his life and then all
of a sudden, having obeyed Jesus’ command to wash in the Pool of Siloam, he came home seeing!
What was that like for him and his parents? How could anybody close to that situation not also
come home believing?
The blind man became convinced. The parents, because of their fear, and the Pharisees, because of
their pride, refused to believe. But the once-blind man’s logic that lead him to belief once he found
out who Jesus was, is irrefutable, and his courage, is admirable and worthy of imitation (see 9:24-34).
Bottom line: who else could someone be who could heal a man born blind than the Son of God?
• Questions to Consider: Many people who claim they can see, are actually blind to the truth
about Jesus. What are some reasons why, in spite of the evidence, that many refuse to believe
that Jesus is the Christ?
• Old Testament Passage: Isaiah 29:17-19
• Points to Ponder
“I Was Blind but Now I See”
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” What a sad way to look at
God’s working among men! What a limited view the disciples had, not only of God, but of people
with physical disabilities! Are we any different? Or do we see the challenges people face in life the
way Jesus did: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned...but this happened so that the work of God
might be displayed in his life.” In reality, we’re all disabled. None of us is whole as God intended us
to be, but whatever our disabilities, they are an opportunity for God to display his work in us!
God used this man’s life long blindness as an opportunity for many people to be confronted with the
truth of Jesus’ identity. His healing was instantaneous, complete and lasting. He was blind, but now
he could see. Try to imagine that for a moment! He had never seen anything in his life and then all
of a sudden, having obeyed Jesus’ command to wash in the Pool of Siloam, he came home seeing!
What was that like for him and his parents? How could anybody close to that situation not also
come home believing?
The blind man became convinced. The parents, because of their fear, and the Pharisees, because of
their pride, refused to believe. But the once-blind man’s logic that lead him to belief once he found
out who Jesus was, is irrefutable, and his courage, is admirable and worthy of imitation (see 9:24-34).
Bottom line: who else could someone be who could heal a man born blind than the Son of God?
• Questions to Consider: Many people who claim they can see, are actually blind to the truth
about Jesus. What are some reasons why, in spite of the evidence, that many refuse to believe
that Jesus is the Christ?