John 9:13-41
The blind man who Jesus healed was brought before the Pharisees and they questioned him. Because of the miracle, his life was transformed and he believed that Jesus was a prophet from God. The Pharisees rebuked the man and threw him out (of the temple?) because they didn’t believe. Later, Jesus found the man and asked if he believed in the Son of Man (which was a Messianic title taken from Daniel 7:13-14). When the man heard that Jesus was the Messiah, he proclaimed, “Lord, I believe!” and worshiped Jesus.
The Pharisees tried to control the religious life of Israel and excommunicated any who believed that Jesus was the Messiah. This man was willing to be shunned and broke free from religious tradition because God-in-the-flesh met him at his point of need and revealed the Messiah to him.
Being led more by Jesus: In the religious culture of Jesus day, the expectation was to follow the law and traditions handed down by the educated leaders. In our secular culture today, the pressure from the “educated leaders” is to marginalize following Christ because it is unscientific and intolerant. Instead of being intimidated, we must be ready and willing to face rejection in order to follow Jesus, our Messiah.
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