Verse of the Day 4/11/15
John 9:24-25 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner." 25 He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." English Standard Version (ESV)
Today's verse comes from John chapter 9 where Jesus heals a man who was born blind, He gives him vision. The Pharisee's don't see how this could be true. The question others on whether or not this man had been born blind and finally find his parents who confirm the fact.
The subject of vision came up everywhere I turned in my devotions today, here and also in Habakkuk 1:13 which reads "You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness", and also in Exodus three where Moses saw the burning bush where he said " I will now turn aside and "see" this great sight. It was the passage where God revealed Himself to Moses as the Great I AM.
If we have received Christ as our Savior it means that He has revealed Himself to us to see Him for who He is. Once this has happened in our lives our "vision" will change. We will see differently and from a different perspective. We may have been blind to some things that are now open and apparent to us while other things that would have attracted and entertained we consider to be "wicked" or to be out of place in our lives.
As in John chapter 9, many in today's world would like to hear of personal turn arounds, how a life has been changed, that is until it is attributed to Jesus. To mention Jesus as the source is often dismissed or may cause you to be looked upon with contempt. The man who had been healed in John chapter 9 was cast out of the temple by the leaders because of his testimony. Our call, our challenge is not to be dismayed but to continue to tell the story of what Christ has done for us, how He has "opened our eyes" to His salvation. Some may remember the simple song that we sang in Sunday School, the message has not changed.
Stop: And let me tell you, what the Lord has done for me. Stop: And let me tell you what the Lord has done for me. He forgave my sin and He saved my soul. He cleansed my heart and He made me whole. Stop: and let me tell you, what the Lord has done for me.
John 9:24-33The Message (MSG)
24 They called the man back a second time—the man who had been blind—and told him, "Give credit to God. We know this man is an impostor."
25 He replied, "I know nothing about that one way or the other. But I know one thing for sure: I was blind . . . I now see."
26 They said, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
27 "I've told you over and over and you haven't listened. Why do you want to hear it again? Are you so eager to become his disciples?"
28-29 With that they jumped all over him. "You might be a disciple of that man, but we're disciples of Moses. We know for sure that God spoke to Moses, but we have no idea where this man even comes from."
30-33 The man replied, "This is amazing! You claim to know nothing about him, but the fact is, he opened my eyes! It's well known that God isn't at the beck and call of sinners, but listens carefully to anyone who lives in reverence and does his will. That someone opened the eyes of a man born blind has never been heard of—ever. If this man didn't come from God, he wouldn't be able to do anything."
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