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Jesus
answered, “It was not that this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works
of God might be displayed in him.” v3
John 9:1-12
He was a
man. Not just a normal ordinary Jewish man,
but one blind from birth (v1). His parents
were no longer able to support him and he was forced to make his living from
begging (v8). It was no secret to his
neighbors, and the disciples for that matter, that he was a sinner, scorned by
God. How else could you explain why he
was born with so much misfortune, right?
Jesus points
out the error of this assumption to his disciples. This man’s blindness was not from a specific
sin, but served a divine purpose of God.
This blind man, a man considered unable and invalid by the world’s eyes(John
5:3), was to be an instrument in revealing light to a darkened a world; namely
Jesus is the Christ. In this light, the
man’s disability was a blessing.
We live in a
time where fate dominates the scene of our thinking. How many times have we heard, when dealt with
a tragedy, “It happened for a reason.” without knowing what the force behind
the “it” really is? Is it mere
circumstance, fate, or happen chance?
No. The bible is clear. All things are from Him, through Him, and to
Him, even blindness from birth (Exodus 4:11, Romans 11:36). Everything we endure in this life, every moment
of pleasure, every ounce of pain, comes from the sovereign hand of God. And for the believer, the promise is even
sweeter, it all works for our good (Romans 8:28).
We live in a
world filled with darkness. In darkness
we groan in our disability, pain, unbelief, and death. Take heart Christian, Christ is the light of
the world (John 8:12). He shines most in
our weaknesses and gives them purpose.
Father we
know You move in a mysterious way, Your wonders to perform; You plant Your footsteps in the sea and ride upon the storm…Help us not to judge Your works by feeble sense, but trust You for Your grace; because we know behind a frowning
providence hides Your smiling face.”
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
William
Cowper
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