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Writer's pictureChristy Schuette

Now I See

May 19

I Samuel 13-14

Psalm 62:9-12

Proverbs 14:3-4

John 9

Now I see


“So, a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, ‘Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner!’ He answered, ‘Whether or not He is a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!’” John 9:24-25 HCSB


A widely held belief among first century Jews was that if a child was born with an illness or physical deformity it was due to sin committed by his parents or by the child in the womb. When Jesus encountered the man born blind, He took the opportunity to dispel this belief. He told the disciples that neither the man nor his parents had sinned, and that He was going to use the man’s blindness to display God’s glory. For years this man and his parents had lived with this stigma. The religious leaders condemned them. Family and friends whispered behind their back. His parents probably spent many sleepless nights wondering what they did to cause his blindness or what their sweet child could have done to deserve to be punished this way. I imagine their guilt and grief was overwhelming. Then Jesus stepped into their lives and changed their circumstances in an instant.


The religious leaders were suspicious and called them in for questioning. The man’s response to them is a great example for us. He didn’t try to come up with some theological argument to explain how he was healed. He didn’t defend Jesus or try to convince them He must be the Messiah. He said, “One thing I do know: I was blind and now I see!” He gave eyewitness testimony to what Jesus had done in his life. They couldn’t argue with his personal experience. He didn’t need to understand how Jesus did it. All he needed to know was that he had been blind all his life and then he met Jesus. In an act of love and mercy, Jesus spit on the ground, made mud from the saliva and rubbed the mud on his eyes. Jesus told him to go wash in a pool and then he could see. That must have been an amazing moment. He saw the sparkle of water as it ran down his face and through his fingers. He saw the beauty of the flowers growing beside the road and the splendor of the tall palm trees. He must have run through town soaking in every detail. And then for the first time he saw the face of his mother and father, and they rejoiced together at the miracle of sight. When people ask us about Jesus, we don’t need to be able to answer deep theological questions or have a list of scriptures ready to make our case in defending Jesus to convince them to believe. All we have to do is tell them what Jesus has done for us. “I was blind, but now I see.” Its ok to tell them we don’t have all the answers, but we know that what Jesus did for us, He can do for them as well. All they really need to know is that Jesus loves them, and He can help them.



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