Blind from Birth – Not Now

Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; [the] night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. John 9:1-7 NKJV 

This healing occurred on the Sabbath. It just infuriated the Jewish leaders that Jesus would heal on the Sabbath. The Pharisees considered making clay, work. The Jews could not work on the Sabbath. The Pharisees earlier had asked Jesus if it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath (see Matthew 12:10). Then another time…And Jesus…spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?" Luke 14:3. The Pharisees were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus—He was not the Messiah for whom they were looking. They wanted a political leader who would overthrow the Romans. Jesus was not their man. He was a compassionate healer. This blind man who had never seen anything since he was born, could now see. Holy spit made that clay—and it healed the eyes that had never seen the light of day…or the dark of night…his parents, spring flowers or the birds flying through the sky. What a whole new world had been opened up to him. And he wouldn’t have to beg anymore. With eyesight, he could work and earn his own way. Who sinned? No one. This happened to give glory to God. 

RSVP: Jesus is proposing today that sickness isn’t a result of sin—but in this case it happened so that God could be given the glory for a miraculous healing. How would you respond to this type of healing if it was you, your son, grandson, nephew, friend or neighbor? Can you give God the glory for this healing? 

Prayer~ Jesus—it is all about giving God the glory for His wonderful works…for Your wonderful, compassionate works—for You are God and are worthy of our praise.

© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.