Help! I Can’t See!
March 26, 2017
John 9:1-11
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.”
Help! I Can’t See – John 9:1-11
Born Blind (John 9:1; 2 Corinthians 4:4)
Jesus heals our blindness so we can . . .
- See the way of God revealed
- The way of salvation
(Acts 26:13-18; 2 Corinthians 4:6) - The way of transformation (Romans 12:1-2)
- See the purpose of God fulfilled (Psalm 138:8)
- We are created for God’s Glory (Isaiah 43:7)
- We are created for eternal fellowship with God
(2 Corinthians 5:1-5) - We are created for holiness and good works
(2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 2:10) - Our purpose is to be the light to others
(Matthew 5:14-16) - See the work of God accomplished
- God’s work in our lives (John 6:29)
- God’s work through our lives (Ephesians 2:10)
Lessons for Life
- What is God’s purpose for your life?
- What work does God desire to display in your life? (John 6:29)
- What works has God created you to do?
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