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JESUS THE LIGHT OF LIFE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
John 9:1-41

2 Kings 5:1-14

 

“…he that followeth me

…shall have the light of life.”

 

JESUS THE LIGHT OF LIFE
 
There is always a truth or lesson behind a miracle performed by Jesus. Jesus is the One who opens our eyes to see the spiritual wonders of His Truth. How do we know for sure He has this power? Jesus proved it by His miracle. He healed a man who was born blind. Jesus opened his eyes, and he saw light for the first time. If Jesus could give sight to the physically blind, surely He could give light to the spiritually blind. To this blind man, Jesus not only gave sight, He also gave the light of life. When Jesus asked whether he believed on Him, the Son of God, he was quick to reply, “I believe,” and worshipped Him.
 
In contrast, the Pharisees were spiritually blind to Jesus. The blind man did not know the Law of Moses as well as those Pharisees, and yet could identify Jesus as a prophet. Perhaps, the similarity between his own healing to that of leprous Naaman, who was healed by Elisha when told to wash at the River Jordan (2 Kings 5:1-14), prompted him to think of Jesus as a prophet, who like Elisha was bestowed with divine power.
 
Another possibility is that he saw Jesus not just simply as any prophet, but the Moses-like Prophet of Deuteronomy 18:15, for the miracle He performed was truly unheard of; it was indeed stupendous. Read what the blind man said in John 9:32-33. Many of the miracles Moses performed in the time of the Exodus were never repeated in the history of Israel. Moses was a class above all the prophets of Israel that followed (Deut 34:10-12). Now the blind man encountered a man who had performed a healing that was as great as Moses’. Could He be the Moses-like Prophet that Moses himself prophesied would come? Later, when Jesus disclosed to him that He was the Son of God, he believed without hesitation. Moses was prophet-servant, but Jesus is the Prophet-Son, the Messianic Prophet who is greater than Moses. By so believing, the blind man proved to be a true disciple of Moses unlike the Pharisees who claimed to be Moses’ disciples (John 9:28), and yet could not see that Jesus was the One of whom Moses had spoken. What blindness!
 
THOUGHT: Do I have the Light of Life?

PRAYER: Father, may I never be blind to Thy truth.

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