Thru the Gospel of John Sample

Why the blind man saw.

One day when Jesus and His disciples walked around Jerusalem, they saw a man who had been blind since birth. The disciples asked Jesus the cause of this man’s blindness—was it sin? Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned”. The important thing, Jesus said, is not to find out who’s guilty, but instead to cure the man. It’s not a question of who sinned because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). 

Without Jesus, millions are spiritually blind today. Jesus must touch our eyes so that we can see. He did this for the blind man here. He spat on the ground, made clay of the spittle, and covered the man’s eyes with the clay. He then sent him to wash his face in the pool of Siloam. The man did all that and came back seeing. Our Lord had him go through this ritual as a means to trust and obey Him. It comes down to that: Jesus touching us and us obeying Him. 

Salvation is really a simple matter. It’s coming to the Lord Jesus and experiencing the power of God. Up to that point, the man hadn’t even seen Jesus. But he knew the important thing was not to see Him, but to believe Him. 

All of this happened on the Sabbath. You’d think everyone would have rejoiced in this changed life, but some in the crowd accused Jesus of disregarding the Sabbath (healing was work, and you shouldn’t work on the Sabbath). Others defended Him, and it divided the religious leaders. Some even questioned if a real miracle had taken place. The healed man fired back. He said he couldn’t speak to whether Jesus was a sinner or not, but “One thing I know: I was blind, but now I see”.

When Jesus found the man later in the temple, He asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” The man answered, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” The Lord had been preparing this mans heart all along. And Jesus said, “You’re talking to Him.” 

Here is one of the finest instances of faith that we have in the entire Word of God. Our Lord took this blind man step-by-step to saving faith. 

So, when we’re lost, even when we don’t even see that we’re lost, meeting Jesus opens our eyes and we see who He is.

Next, we’ll find out why Jesus is trustworthy.  

Question: The blind man heard what Jesus said and obeyed. In what situation today would you like to hear Jesus’ voice or should you take a step of faith?