FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

PROCLAMATION

“As He went along, He saw a man blind from birth.  His disciples asked Him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’  ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.’”  John 9:1-3 (NIV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words are from the gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, according to the Apostle John and written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  Here, John records the events surrounding the fifth public miracle that Jesus performed, giving sight to a man who was born blind.  Jesus, The Christ, said that this man was born blind so that the works of God could be manifested in him. (John 9:3)  This situation occurred so that The Lord God could be glorified.  Jesus spat on the ground, made some mud with His saliva, and put it on the blind man’s eyes, then told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. (John 9:6)  The blind man did this and gained sight in his eyes.  When the Pharisees learned of this, they did not believe it.  They repeated questioned the man, and they even questioned his parents to verify that he was born blind. (John 9:13-34)  The main reason that they were upset was because Jesus had again performed a miracle on the Sabbath. (John 9:14-16)

 

APPLICATION

Sometimes bad things happen to good people.  As part of God’s permissive will, things happen that leave us helpless so that He can get the glory when He makes a way out for us when there appears to be no way.  We may at times be helpless, but we are never without hope.  Our hope is in The Lord God. (Psalm 31:24 and 33:18)  We may not understand why things happen, but we know that all things work together for our good. (Romans 8:28)  So, whatever happens, to God be the glory. (Jude 1:25)