Devotional 4-1-11

Read John 9:1-41

“You can’t see the Forest for the Trees”

How many times have we heard this in our lives? We are working on a project, and at every turn, there seems to be another wall. Then, usually from what we believe to be an unlikely source, the answer drops in like a lightning bolt. That “Ah-Ha” moment, and everything continues to fall into place.

In John 9:3, we read, “he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed to him”. After this, Jesus makes some mud on the ground, rubs it on the man’s eyes, and tells him to “Go wash in the pool of Siloam”. He goes, and washes and is granted the gift of sight.

I believe this story is teaching us much more that the fact that Jesus was able to restore a man’s sight. In verse 39, Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind”. The scripture explains this further, explaining that we are neither gaining nor loosing physical sight. What we are made to see is the Glory of God in the example of the works of Jesus on earth.

So, when does our “Ah-HA” moment come? When do the walls come down, so that we are granted sight? That is up to each of us because God’s grace is given to us freely. We don’t deserve this gift, but all we need to do is say, “Yes Lord, I believe”, and we will be made to see.

During this season of Lent, we reflect on our lives, and listen for God. Hopefully we find ourselves saying “I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now, I see”.

Grace and Peace,
Hulse Budd