You can always trust what Jesus Christ says. He can always do what he promises. In John 8:12 Christ said, 'I am the light of the world'. In this story he shows how true that is. He opens a man's eyes so that he can see the light. That is exactly what he does for us spiritually. There are six miracles in the gospels in which Christ gave someone their sight. This man was the only one who was said to have been born blind. The disciples wanted to ask a question about who was to blame for his blindness, but Christ saw a man in need and an opportunity to glorify God. Christ did not make it easy for this man. He gave him something to do ('Go and wash your eyes in a pool some distance away'). The man had to do what Christ had told him to do. He was not responsible for his being born blind, but he was responsible for accepting or rejecting Christ's words. When he obeyed Christ, his sight was given to him, instantly and permanently. The man didn't really know how it all happened but he had a wonderful testimony. Read verse 25. 'One thing I know, whereas I was blind, now I see'. He was sure about that, because he had the proof in his own eyesight. We may not know everything that took place in us when we asked Christ to come into our lives, but we do know that something has really happened. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says it so well, 'If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new'. And we can be sure about that. God's Word tells us that if we have called on Christ for salvation, it is ours now. There is no need to doubt it but simply to believe it, and our life will show the difference Christ has made. THOUGHT: Great sinners need a great Saviour. The result is always a great miracle. |
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