Jesus is the light.
Can you see in darkness?
We see darkness. We see nothingness in the dark.
But to be born blind, not knowing the difference of darkness and light, there is really nothing that you can see. And as per the tradition, Jews believed that to be born blind, you must be a sinner or your parents are sinners. But for Jesus, the blindness of the man is a foundation to reveal the might of God. It was in the weakness of the man that the Might of God was revealed. How many times did you ever blame God for your weaknesses? How many times did you ever insult God for having the weaknesses that you have?
Jesus heals the blind man and “sends” him to the pool from which the healing happened.
Pharisees and Jews rejected the act of Jesus. Blinded by their own self-righteousness,\
True blindness is not having nothing to see
True blindness is rejecting the might of God amidst our weaknesses.
True blindness is rejecting the Light, which is Jesus, and to continue living in the dark
True blindness is seeing the truth and still choosing the lies
True blindness is seeing but refusing to believe
Second meeting of Jesus and the healed man, he came to have faith and worship him.
To be healed is to be anointed by God for a mission.(1st)
We have a phrase, hanggat may buhay, may pag-asa. Anong pag-asa? Pag asa gumawa ulit ng mali? Pag-asa na makasakit ulit?
Hanggat may buhay, may pag-asa pa tayong gawin ang misyon nating maging liwanag din sa sanlibutan. Kaya tayo patuloy na nabubuhay ay para maging tanglaw din tayo ng mga nasa kadiliman at nabulag ng kasinungalingan.
To be healed is to be made a new creation. New creations do not live in darkness anymore.(2nd)
True sight is not having a 20/20 vision
True sight is having both eyes focused on the truth of Jesus
True sight is having both eyes focused on the way of Jesus
True sight is having both eyes focused on the life of Jesus
This season of lent, a season of healing and renewal. Jesus is telling us that our weaknesses are foundations of His mighty power over evil. And that our weaknesses are healed in our faith in Him. and to be worthy of the healing, we must embrace our mission and live a life of a new creation away from the darkness of sins. Amen.
