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Meditations of The Gospel of John: Chapter 9

     


Jesus encounters a man who was blind from birth. The disciples wonder why this man was born blind and begin to speculate that perhaps the man was reaping the consequences of his own sin or his parents' sins. Jesus replies that neither of these are true and that the blind man's disability was the opportunity for God to show forth His work and power. 

Jesus heals the man by placing mud on the man's eyes (that He made) and having him wash in the pool of water. The Pharisees notice the man healed and are livid. They are upset that Jesus healed on the sabbath and begin to interrogate the man and even his parents. In this interrogation, the man testifies that Jesus healed him while the Pharisees simultaneously accuse Jesus of being a sinner. However, when the previously blind man meets with Jesus again, he confesses to Jesus that he believes that He (Jesus) is the Son of God. 

Jesus then goes on to state in verses 39-41 that He came that those which don't see might see and those which see may not see. This was a confusing verse. Jesus wants all to come to Him, but if we refuse to let go of our stubbornness and unbelief, then Christ will judge us. God can harden our hearts as He did the Pharaoh in Exodus. We could very well be the vessels of wrath spoken of in Romans 9. In verse 41, Jesus tells the Pharisees that if they were truly blind, they would have no guilt. But because they refuse to see (even though they do see), then they are in their sins. 

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