Verses: John 9 : 35 - 41
My thoughts about the verses:
Have you ever driven through an old cemetery and noticed how many monuments have been damaged? Have you ever wondered if it was from age or some person that just didn't understand what they were doing? I ran across this beautiful monument at a cemetery and I was shocked. How could someone purposefully break such a memorial to a person's loved one. If you look closely you will see that it has holes from a pellet gun or BB gun that have broken the glass. From a distance you can hardly make out what is in the blue glass. But focusing in you can see this beautiful Angel with open arms inviting you to come to the cross.
I used this example to help us understand spiritual blindness. This is when are so caught up in our own thoughts that we miss the point God is trying to make. If you have ever watched a horse race you will notice that they put guards on the horses eyes so that they do not look to the side. So they are focused to go in the direction that the Jockey is sending them and that is forward. Not allowing them to be distracted by the horses that they are running against. If you live within spiritual blindness you are missing the world around you just like the horses in the race.
See what God wants is for you to take all of you’re made up notions and place them at the base of the cross. He wants us to open your eyes to the world around you. He desires you to see the many miracles to understand the freedom of grace. Yet, so many people walk around claiming that they see the true living God and follow the correct way that they miss the boat.
The blind man was turned away from the church because he spoke the truth. This offended the leaders because they wanted to find just one more reason to arrest Jesus. Yet, the blind man had a new vision that went much deeper than the new eyesight that he had. His vision was that of salvation. He realized that the gift he was given was that of eternal peace not just temporary eyesight while he was on the Earth.
I love the fact that it is Jesus that goes and finds the man. Jesus does not want us to battle alone he wants to be there with us. He is always seeking us out when we are hurting so that we can feel the comforting peace. The man makes the decision to follow Jesus and at that point he has the connection that God desired also. We have an eternity of spiritual sight.
The leaders on the other hand saw this and they were offended. For Jesus was telling them that they were to be judged. Because they could not see the truth set right in front of them they were guilty of their sins. Therefore they were spiritually blinded. If they had spiritual sight they would see Jesus as their salvation and understand that they too needed Jesus in their life. Instead what they saw was a man that was teaching differently than what they believed. They missed the whole story and were therefor still guilty of sin. Where if they had seen Jesus for the salvation that he was their spiritual eyes would have been opened and they would have had the peace that the once blind man had.
Prayer:
Jesus thank you for coming to the Earth. Thank you for dying on the cross to open our spiritual eyes. Help us remove the blinders that we have placed between us and you. Help us gain the sight that you desire that of salvation and grace. In the name of the savior we pray. Amen
Questions:
Are you spiritually blind or spiritually sighted? What do we need to do to receive the free gift that God is offering? How can we help others find their sight?
My thoughts about the verses:
Have you ever driven through an old cemetery and noticed how many monuments have been damaged? Have you ever wondered if it was from age or some person that just didn't understand what they were doing? I ran across this beautiful monument at a cemetery and I was shocked. How could someone purposefully break such a memorial to a person's loved one. If you look closely you will see that it has holes from a pellet gun or BB gun that have broken the glass. From a distance you can hardly make out what is in the blue glass. But focusing in you can see this beautiful Angel with open arms inviting you to come to the cross.
I used this example to help us understand spiritual blindness. This is when are so caught up in our own thoughts that we miss the point God is trying to make. If you have ever watched a horse race you will notice that they put guards on the horses eyes so that they do not look to the side. So they are focused to go in the direction that the Jockey is sending them and that is forward. Not allowing them to be distracted by the horses that they are running against. If you live within spiritual blindness you are missing the world around you just like the horses in the race.
See what God wants is for you to take all of you’re made up notions and place them at the base of the cross. He wants us to open your eyes to the world around you. He desires you to see the many miracles to understand the freedom of grace. Yet, so many people walk around claiming that they see the true living God and follow the correct way that they miss the boat.
The blind man was turned away from the church because he spoke the truth. This offended the leaders because they wanted to find just one more reason to arrest Jesus. Yet, the blind man had a new vision that went much deeper than the new eyesight that he had. His vision was that of salvation. He realized that the gift he was given was that of eternal peace not just temporary eyesight while he was on the Earth.
I love the fact that it is Jesus that goes and finds the man. Jesus does not want us to battle alone he wants to be there with us. He is always seeking us out when we are hurting so that we can feel the comforting peace. The man makes the decision to follow Jesus and at that point he has the connection that God desired also. We have an eternity of spiritual sight.
The leaders on the other hand saw this and they were offended. For Jesus was telling them that they were to be judged. Because they could not see the truth set right in front of them they were guilty of their sins. Therefore they were spiritually blinded. If they had spiritual sight they would see Jesus as their salvation and understand that they too needed Jesus in their life. Instead what they saw was a man that was teaching differently than what they believed. They missed the whole story and were therefor still guilty of sin. Where if they had seen Jesus for the salvation that he was their spiritual eyes would have been opened and they would have had the peace that the once blind man had.
Prayer:
Jesus thank you for coming to the Earth. Thank you for dying on the cross to open our spiritual eyes. Help us remove the blinders that we have placed between us and you. Help us gain the sight that you desire that of salvation and grace. In the name of the savior we pray. Amen
Questions:
Are you spiritually blind or spiritually sighted? What do we need to do to receive the free gift that God is offering? How can we help others find their sight?
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