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Show THE MAN BORN BLIND John 9: 1-12 people have been the way they are all of their lives. They have never known anything different from what is. They were born that way. This text tells Some the story of a man who has been the way he is from the time he was brought into this world. I call him the born blind. man that was Many of us think that when baby is born with certain unusual conditions, the parents or even had to have done something another life that done. So we sinned, this was perhaps they ought not to raise the man or born blind?" I talking to the child in have issue, "who his parents, that he am Jesus who glad they were sees 1 and knows a everything. So He answers to assure His inquiring disciples that "Neither this man his parents have sinned." Rather, the condition this man was born in and nor remains in is for the purpose of god getting the glory. God is at work and His works must be done. This is was who born blind. What to a man might God be get us to hear? First, God is the divine service the doing one man and trying who anoints for born blind. "When he had thus the spoken, he spat on ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind with the clay." When Samuel went man looking for the Lord's king at Jesse's house, he tried strong seven sons, but it of his was 2 handsome, not until he came ruddy little lad David, a shepherd boy, God's choice, that the oil poured out of the hom. "And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he." (I Samuel 16: 12) The New Testament puts it this way, to that called, but few are chosen." (Matthew 22: 14) David was "F or many are assigned to raise money for the building of the temple and he did a matchless job, but it was Solomon who God called and used to build that great house, the temple. I have come by to tell us that looking on the outward appearance is man's way but "God looketh on the heart." (I Samuel 16: 7) David took his harp and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him." (1 Samuel 16: 23) We look through a glass darkly but there will 3 come a day when God will anoint get up and go. Second, God is the the man one born blind to us to who makes see. He anointed the blind man's eyes and Jesus told him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which by interpretation, Sent) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing." What a miracle! There will come a day when God will make us to is see even as we are seen. The Lord works ways and even those who know Him best cannot fully comprehend, in mysterious do not know the Lord's ways. His disciples were baffled. Those who walked with Him did not understand and explain what happen to the man born blind. They were not even could not it was the same man, blind 4 one sure moment and seeing another. Thank God the man reported, "A man called Jesus made clay, and born blind knew. He that is , anointed my eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool Siloam, and wash: and I went washed, and I received sight." (John 9: 11) If the man born blind had been a hymn singing man, he might have sang, and "I once was blind but now I see ... through dangerous toils and snares, I have already come. Was grace that brought many safe this far and grace will lead on." me me Third, the man born blind is able to speak for himself. When the Jews found the young man's parents this was their blind born they son. asked if The parents said yes but that they did not know anymore about the 5 change than they did. Since they did not know as parents, they had a suggestion, "Ask Him." "He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself." (John 9: 21) Every child of God him ought to be able to speak for her self. You know what God has or done for you and you ought to tell the world. The Psalmist, says, "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so." They found the young man again and asked him what had happen to him. "He answered and sinner or said, Whether, he be one (John 9: 25) That's why I sing: see." . thing I I was blind, now I no, I know not: know that whereas a "You don't know what the Lord has done for me, done for me! You don't know what the Lord has done 6 for me, done for me! You don't know cause your wasn't there, you don't know when and you don't know where. You don't know what the Lord has done for me!" 7 |
