SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/23/2016 9:20 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
Spiritual Blindness Rejects Spiritual Sight
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: John 9:41a
Message of the verses: “Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you
would have no sin;”
When you
ask a question that shows that you expect a negative answer and you don’t get
one then I suppose that you are a bit surprised at that answer as I am sure
that the Pharisees were. I also believe
that this added to the anger that was building up in the Pharisees for
Jesus.
John
MacArthur quotes John Calvin in his commentary:
“He is blind who, aware of his own blindness, seeks a remedy to cure his
disease. In this way the meaning will
be, ‘If you would acknowledge your disease, it would not be altogether incurable;
but now because you think that you are in perfect health, you continue in a
desperate state.’ When he says that they
who are blind have no sin, this does not excuse ignorance, as if it were
harmless, and were placed beyond the reach of condemnation. He only means that the disease may easily be
cured, when it is truly felt; because, when a blind man is desirous (longing
for) to obtain deliverance, God is ready to assist him; but they who,
insensible to their diseases, despise the grace of God, are incurable.”
Solomon may
have had these men in mind when he wrote Proverbs 26:12 “Do you see a man wise
in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel (Pr. 12:15).” Isaiah 5:21 says “Woe to those who are wise
in their own eyes And clever in their own sight!”
Warren
Wiersbe writes the following on this verse “Our Lord’s reply was a
paradox. ‘If you were blind, you would
be better off. But you claim to
see. Therefore, you are guilty!’ Blindness would at least be an excuse for not
knowing what was going on. But they did know what was going on. Jesus had performed many miracles and the
religious leaders ignored the evidence to make a right decision.
“Jesus is
the Light of the World (John 8:12; 9:5).
The only people who cannot see the light are blind people and those who
refuse to look, those who make themselves blind. The beggar was physically blind and spiritually
blind, yet both his eyes and his heart were opened. Why?
Because he listened to the Word, believed it, obeyed, and experienced
the grace of God. The Pharisees had good
physical vision, but they were blind spiritually. Had they listened to the Word and sincerely
considered the evidence, they too would have believed on Jesus Christ and been
born again.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: The most important thing a person can do is
to understand they are spiritually blind, receive Christ, and walk with Him for
the rest of their lives. Once I was born
again in January of 1974 that took place, as I was no longer blind, however I
must not be blind to what the Word of God teaches me as I am growing up in the
Lord, as I could be blinded to some of the great truths of the Word of God if I
don’t continue to study it every day.
My Steps of Faith for
Today: Continue to study the Word of
God to learn what the Lord wants me to do.
Memory verses for the week:
(Romans 6:1-4) “1. What shall we
say then? Are we to continue in sin so that
grace may increase? 2. May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in
it? 3.
Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ
Jesus have been baptized into His death?
4. Therefore we have been buried
with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, so we to might walk in newness of life.”
Answer to yesterday’s Bible question: “Twelve.”
Today’s Bible question:
“What kind of meat did Isaac send Esau to get?” (He was hoping that he would be a dear son
and get what he wanted to eat.)
Answer in our next SD.
7/23/2016 9:56 AM
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