- Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” John 9:37 – Mic drop. What power is there in what Jesus just said. A guy who once was blind but now has been healed by Jesus asks who the Son of Man is and Jesus replies, “You have seen him.” Because of what Jesus did in his life he was able to know God in ways that were impossible to him before. It’s the same with us. Until we had our chains of sin broken we never could have known God as someone who approaches Him freely. Until God adopted us as His own we’d never be able to understand Him as a Father. And it’s only because of what God has done within our story that allows us to connect with Him in these new ways. Let’s take some time today to thank Him for opening our eyes so we can see Him and thank Him for restoring us so we can come to Him. We only have what we have with God because of what God has done in our story. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1401
- The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. John 9:30-34 – What we see here in our chapter is a story of Jesus giving sight to a blind man, but also a story of men who were blinded to the reality they too were blind. At the surface level of the story, we see Jesus giving sight to a man who was born blind. Jesus even Himself says this miracle was done so that God’s work might be displayed. Yet the religious leaders who saw and conversed with this newly-seeing man rejected that Jesus was from God. When the man that was healed tried to convince them that Jesus was from God, they cast him out and declared him to be in utter sin. Sadly, what they refused to acknowledge was they too were born in sin and needed to given sight. The man that was blind, now sees, but the men who could see physically remained blinded spiritually. Today, open your eyes and see. See that God is the one to be worshipped. See that you have sin in your life that needs forgiven. See that God is the only one that can save. See that He loves you. God is calling us out of the darkness and into the light. If your eyes have been opened to the truth, how are you helping others see what you see? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2759
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