Quote for the Day

“Lord, I believe.”

Today's Prayer

This week let your prayer be a simple one, “Lord, I believe,” and trust Him with this week: one day, one hour, one moment at a time.

John 9:35-41

John 9:35-41 (NIV)35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.39 Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Message

Throughout chapter nine we have seen the religious rulers of the day focused on what Jesus had done wrong. They believed the fact that Jesus was healing on the Sabbath was a sin and were calling him out on it. They made quite the spectacle of interviewing the man who was healed and his parents and confronting Jesus with this offense. What was the attitude of the man healed? After he had been interrogated by the religious leaders, he had a conversation with Jesus. The question from Jesus was simple, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” Having just received his sight, this was a very important question to this man, so he asked, “Who is he, sir?” Jesus went on to explain that He (Jesus) was in fact the Messiah. The man who was healed had no hesitation. His reply was immediate, “Lord, I believe.” His belief was rooted in the understating of what Jesus had done for him; he once was blind but was now able to see.The question from Jesus to the man born blind is the same one He asks each of us, “Do you believe I am the Messiah, the answer to all of your questions?” Our faith is also simple. We need to look to Jesus and understand what He HAS done for us and how that carries us to eternity. While we are here on earth what he has already accomplished in the past is what works for our today and our tomorrow. Nothing more is needed, simply to say, “Lord, I believe.”