FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

PROCLAMATION

“And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth.  And His disciples asked Him, saying, ‘Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?’  Jesus answered, ‘Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.’ ”  John 9:1-3 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words are from the gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, according to the Apostle John and were 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, told His disciples that this man was born blind so that the works of God could be manifested in him. (John 9:1-3)  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 9:4-9)  The blind man did as he was told to do and he 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)  When the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been given his sight, he responded that the man who gave him his sight must have been of God, and they cast him out of the temple. (John 9:30-34)  Then Jesus hear about it and found him, and asked him if he believed in The Son of God.  The man responded by asking, “Who is he, Sir?”  Jesus said to him that He is talking to Him now.  The man said, “Lord, I believe.” (John 9:35-39) 

 

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)