11.11.24. From Blindness to Sight

John 9 Disdain and God’s Glory 

This is one of my favorite chapters in the NT for it shows us both the ignorance of those who are spiritually blind to those who have received the LIGHT and go on to stand firm in the face of the rejectors. The Pharisees having witnessed the healing of the blind man reveal their true heart when they ask Jesus: “are we blind too?” Jesus answer is profound! “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.” [v 41] 

This is the place of the spiritually blind. Truly Paul was right when he wrote: “the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.” [2 Cor 4:4] 

The Pharisees considered themselves the teachers who are endowed with the scriptures and the truth but their question only reveals their hardened hearts. How often do we see the spiritual change in a person and ignore the truth that it is Jesus who is the LIGHT that can change a heart? 

Seek out the spiritually blind and speak the words of truth to them so they may draw near to the LIGHT and be saved.