They have rejected
the words of Jesus, even trying to stone Him for claiming to be the ‘I AM’… so
let’s see what they think of what He can do…
How about a hands-on public miracle?…on the Sabbath!...as He passes by….(John 9)
How about a hands-on public miracle?…on the Sabbath!...as He passes by….(John 9)
(Remember
that ‘the Lord God formed Man of the dust of the ground’ but then Adam and Eve
were deceived by: “your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods…” Haven’t we all
been blinded by sin since Adam’s disobedience?)
Watch what
happens…
While
the disciples worry about sin and penalty, the ‘Light of the world’ spits on
the ground He as Creator once made, makes mud, then this man born blind cops mud in the eye. He obeys immediately by washing in the pool of Siloam outside the city and returns seeing: the 6th miracle!...very public and hands-on this time.
What has he got
to say?
“I was blind – now I see!...here is a marvellous thing”.
(He probably doesn’t know that thaumastos – ‘Wonderful’ – is another name for the Son of God.)
“I was blind – now I see!...here is a marvellous thing”.
(He probably doesn’t know that thaumastos – ‘Wonderful’ – is another name for the Son of God.)
The reward
was eye-sight, only to be thrown out of the synagogue?? No, better than that… Jesus searches for
him!... then openly identifies Himself:
”Dost
thou believe on the Son of God?”
He couldn’t
see Jesus’ miracles happen… but now he sure can see ‘the Light of the world’…and
worship the Son of God. All he had to do??….obey the Lord!
“…was blind
but now I see…”
Yup,
it sure is AMAZING GRACE!
Genesis 2:7 & 3:5 Isaiah 8:6 ; 9:2,6-7 Judges 13:18-19
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