John 9:30-33
30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
I know I picked out verses 30-33 of chapter 9, but I would encourage you to read the entire chapter. The Pharisees were investigating the blind man who was healed by Jesus. Boy did they get an earful from the man. Basically what he said was, “And they called ME blind! You are the real blind ones because you refuse to see the truth!”
The Pharisees wanted to prove Jesus was a fake. They didn’t want to believe He was God’s son, the Savior who had been promised to them. Jesus was so different than what they expected and on top of that He was flat out showing them up and making people believe they could have a personal walk with God. They wouldn’t be needed anymore.
The Pharisees are a representation of what Satan worries about every time we get close to God. His reaction is to kick up our pride and make us believe we know best and don’t need God in our lives. Basically, we get too big for our britches. Don’t let Satan blind you. Wash the mud off so you can see clearly. I promise God’s love is so worth seeing!
Lord, thank you for opening my eyes to the truth. ~amen
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