Devotional 3-28-14

John 9: 1-41 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”  36 “Who is he sir?”  the man asked, “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”  37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”  38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.  39 Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”  40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What?  Are we blind too?”  41 Jesus said, “if you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin: but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Spiritual blindness is a condition that afflicts many of us today!  Just like the Pharisees in the scripture lesson, we have a tendency to view our world in traditional, legalistic and sometimes a self-justifying manner.  All through Scripture blindness is used to represent the spiritual inability to see God’s word.  Jesus reminds us that we have lived in darkness but through him we can see his grace, love, joy and know his true peace!

Do you have a few spiritual “blind spots”?  I know I do.  There are many times when I fail to do God’s will.  I do not see the many gifts and blessings bestowed on me yet quickly call out to God when I am in need.  I hope you will use this Lenten season to get a “spiritual vision” check.  Once you come to understand that Jesus is the light of the world then you see your spiritual walk in a new way and will be reminded again of this saying:

No God Know God

No Peace Know Peace

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, we thank you for the light you sent for us.  Help us to correct our spirit when we stumble due to being blind to your word and your work.  Help us to see you every day as we live our lives to service in you.  Through your Son, Jesus Christ, all things are possible!  Amen

Marv Jones