"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). Read John 9:24-41.
Over and over again Jesus' light shone over the people around Him through His words and His countless miracles. But the Jewish leaders refused to see. Despite a thorough investigation into Jesus' healing of the man born blind, they can find no way to disprove the miracle. Still, they refuse to believe the evidence right before them.
But Jesus isn't ready to give up on them yet. If they won't accept the evidence, maybe they will listen to the man who had been healed. In eloquent testimony the man told them, "If this man were not from God, He could do nothing." But again, they stubbornly refuse to see the light and answer, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" Then they threw out the man born blind.
Hearing that he had been thrown out, Jesus found him and revealed Himself to him. Jesus told those around Him that He came to give sight to the blind, and blindness to those who see. Some Pharisees heard Him say this and asked if they were blind. Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains."
That is a terrifying thought. These Jewish leaders had seen overwhelming evidence time and again that Jesus is the promised Savior, God's Son, yet they refused to believe. How much evidence have we seen? How many Bible readings have we heard in services? How many times have we received Holy Communion? Do we believe?
THE PRAYER: Lord, You know the darkness within each of us, take away my blindness and help me see Jesus clearly through the eyes of faith. Amen.
Today's Bible Readings: Numbers 7-8 Mark 13:21-37
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