Have you ever thought you saw clearly, only to realize you were missing something vital? Sometimes what seems like clarity is actually blindness, and what feels like darkness becomes where light breaks through.
In John 9, a man born blind challenges our assumptions about suffering. The religious leaders asked, “Who sinned, this man or his parents?” Jesus answered, “Neither. This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” Pain and struggle can have a divine purpose—our deepest wounds often become the place where God’s glory shines.
The healing process wasn’t instant. Jesus made mud, put it on the man’s eyes, and sent him to wash in a distant pool. Blind faith was required—walking through crowded streets without sight, trusting someone he’d never seen. Sometimes following God means stepping into deeper darkness before seeing the light.
When he returned, people marveled: “Is this the same man?” He insisted, “I am the man.” His encounter with Jesus transformed his identity. He went from being defined by disability to having a testimony, from silence to a voice, from darkness to light.
The religious leaders, however, were blind in the most dangerous way. They saw but did not perceive, clinging to rules instead of recognizing God’s work. Religion without relationship leaves people spiritually blind.
The story culminates with Jesus asking, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The man answered, “Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” Without hesitation, the man declared, “Lord, I believe,” and worshiped.
This is the question that matters most: Do you believe? You don’t need all the answers or to explain everything—you just need to say, “Lord, I believe.”
Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” Those who admitted their blindness found sight; those who insisted they could see remained in darkness.
Whatever darkness you face today, He sees you. He has a purpose for your pain. He calls you to take that step of faith, even when you can’t see the way forward. Just like the blind man, encountering Jesus can transform your life—turning struggle into testimony, pain into purpose, and darkness into light.
The question remains: Do you see what He sees?
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