Read Today's Passage
I find it very interesting that the disciples assumed that the man could be blind because of sin passed on from his parents. (There is a Biblical precedent for them to expect this). Or he might be blind as a result of his own sins. There are so many instances in Scripture where sin had a negative effect on a person's physical body. Why do we here in America simply assume that someone has physical limitations simply because of nature? And why do so many of us assume that physical problems are not set in place to see God's glory revealed? There are a few who do see this, but why do we pray for healing, but so rarely ask that in this instance God reveal His glory?
And from there, this man takes some of the Pharisees' own words about how a sinful man cannot perform such miraculous signs and throws it back at them! And they refuse to listen to him! The truth is so simple to see, yet impossible or these Pharisees to accept because it would necessitate them stepping aside and admitting that they have been wrong about Jesus. They would have to swallow their pride, and that is something that they are not willing to do. Humility es not grace the Pharisees.
I love how this chapter wraps it all up. Jesus tells the Pharisees that they claim to see, which in fact makes them blind because they do not see who He really is. Wow. So bold again. Jesus certainly was not here to make friends, eh?
What d you walk away from this passage with?
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