John 9 - Sight for the Blind

“Jesus…said to him, Do you believe in the Son of God?” (John 9:35)

Dawn rose, but he could not see it.

He had never seen a sunrise.

The beauty of color was unknown to his eyes.

He had never seen his parents’ faces.

He found his way by shuffled steps and counted paces.

He had been born blind.

But that day, his life changed forever.

God’s glory was revealed undisguised;

Jesus opened the blind man’s eyes!

What he had never dreamed could be

Became his reality.

The gift of sight was his.

The Daystar rose on blind leaders.

They never saw the glory of Jesus.

They would not believe, so their sin knew no forgiveness.

Stubbornly the Son of God they faced,

But the once blind man’s faith placed

In him perfect spiritual sight.

What does this story mean to me?

My limitations are invitations for God’s work.

And because He's worked, to witness for Him I must not shirk.

Though scared parents and angry leaders led to rejection,

Jesus gave the once blind man His commendation.

God’s favor is what counts.