Just a Thought: Jesus came to open the eyes of the blind and to pronounce judgment on those who choose to be blind. This is why a sensitivity to the Jesus of the word of God is so very important. There are many people who claim to know Jesus. But, in reality they only know things about Jesus. They are like the disciples headed to Emmaus on resurrection day. They had witnessed many of the miracles Jesus had done. They had heard Him teach. They had spent time with Him. They had heard Him prophecy about all that would happen to Him, including His suffering and death, and His resurrection. On the first day of the week, some woman had been to the tomb and came back to testify it was empty. They had been to the tomb themselves and seen it was empty. They had even heard the reports of the woman who said they were greeted by an angel who told them Jesus was not dead, He had risen. And their lack of faith led them to leave town instead of looking for Jesus. When Jesus joined them on the road, they did not recognize Him. There are a verity of reasons for this, but I think one of the chief reasons is because they knew about Jesus, but they did not know Him for who He was. They had a preconceived idea about Jesus. Who He was, why He came and what He should do. And when that didn’t work out according to their plan, they didn’t have the faith to see what God was doing. Jesus had to explain it to them. And when He did, their eyes were opened and they finally came to know Jesus! There are unfortunately many in their shape in the world today. And until their eyes are opened by the truth of God’s word, they will remain blind. And for those who will not open their eyes and heart to God’s truth, they will choose to remain blind. This is why, “Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.” (Jn 9:39) The blind who come to sight are those who, admitting their helplessness and inability, trust in Jesus for salvation. Those who see and become blind are those whose self-trust and pride blinds them to the wonders of Jesus. Jesus does not condemn them by making them blind; they blind themselves by rejecting Him and Satan contributes to that blinding (2 Cor 4:4). Like the old song says, “There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jesus came to open the eyes of the blind and to pronounce judgment on those who choose to be blind. Which category to do fall into?
