Free to See In
His Word 3-12-18
In John 9 we read
about the blind man being healed. There is something that stood out to me today
as I read it that He did not see Jesus as the Son of God at the first sight. He
just knew he could see. He was excited and grateful but he did not know Jesus
from Adam and literally had no idea whom it was that healed him.
Now as Jesus passed by, He
saw a man who was blind from birth. And
His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?” Jesus
answered, “Neither this man nor his
parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the
works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the
night is coming when no one can work. As long as I
am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When He had said these things,
He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes
of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of
Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and
washed, and came back seeing. Therefore
the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind[b] said,
“Is not this he who sat and begged?” Some said, “This is he.”
Others said, “He is like him.”[c]He
said, “I am he.” Therefore they said to him,
“How were your eyes opened?” He
answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said
to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and
wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”
Pharisees questioned him and they excommunicated him for not knowing who it was. In other words they put him out of the Synagogue because he was healed on the Sabbath as well as not being ble to point out the person. They claimed that Jesus was a sinner. The man’s parents were afraid because if anyone said that Jesus was the Christ it would they would also be put out.
The bland man
said Jesus was a prophet when questioned, he thought that Jesus was just a man.
Then later in the chapter we find that he realizes who Jesus really is!
God healed him
physically that he would see Spiritually.
He gave the man a
freedom that not many at that time knew; freedom from the bondage of blindness
in two ways!
He was free to
see Him as He is!
We are the same
if you think about it; we were freed from our spiritual blindness to be able to
see Him as Jesus the Christ and Lord of our lives!
We were once
walking in blindness to the Word of God, it was just a fancy book that some
people read. Only through faith we have found it to be the true and inspired
word of God!
Then
Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide
in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” They answered Him, “We are
Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be
made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you,
whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave
does not abide in the house forever, but
a son abides forever. Therefore if
the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:30-36
We can now be
free in His Word! In His love, and by His spirit!
Only through faith can we be free to
understand His word, and only through Faith can we truly be free in the Spirit;
but only through the Holy Spirit can we truly have faith!
It works like love;
the love of God is that God is love! If we know love we know God if we know Go
we know love.
When we have
received the measure of faith God has given us to believe and accept that He is
real we have true faith.
When we have
faith we can;
Move a mountain-Matthew 17:20
Grow a tree- Mark 4:30
Dream big dreams
like Joseph! 
Be healed like
the blind man in John 9
And be free from
bondage, from pain, from suffering; though we may have to walk in it we will
not walk in bondage to these things; they will not get us down!
The world may say
“life is what you make it” but the Word says life is having faith!
Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not yet seen!
Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not yet seen!
Having faith
gives us freedom! Faith comes from the Son of God, who sets us free!
Free indeed!
Dear Heavenly
father thank you that You have given us a measure of faith that we may trust
you and grow that faith to be strong enough to move a mountain of trouble in
our way today, help us to be strong in your power and might; in Jesus name,
amen
Suggested
reading: John 8:1-59, John 9: 1-41, and Hebrews 11:1-40