Blind—With an Incredible Imagination!

ALL – Psalm 113:1-114:8
ALL – Proverbs 15:15-17
OT – 1 Samuel 20:1-21:15
NT – John 9:1-41

Interesting passage for the day: Then Jesus told him, “I have come into the world to give sight to those who are spiritually blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.” – John 9:39, The Living Bible

Thought: How do blind people get along in life? With help, right? People care for them and guide them. Of course, they want to grow toward independence; they don’t want to always rely on other people. So they learn independence, but that independence comes as those who are blind learn to walk with guidance from a dog or a special cane, and as they learn lifestyle patterns that guide them through familiar steps at home and in their neighborhoods. They still need and depend on guidance—and they take the steps to get the guidance they need.

What if a blind person was unwilling to receive guidance? What if she insisted on making her own way all the time? What if a blind person imagined she could see and simply tried to go and do whatever her imagination suggested? A blind person following only his imagination would hurt himself terribly!

Jesus came to heal the blind—not just the physically blind, but the spiritually blind. But some of us spiritually blind people imagine we can see without Jesus’ healing.

Question: In what ways do you imagine you don’t need Jesus—even when Jesus is offering to help you?

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