"'We must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'"
John 9:4-5, HCSB
For starters, please notice that Jesus does not imply or infer that we should do what God lays out for us to do. He states clearly, "We must" do those things, whatever they are in our lives. His will is going to be accomplished, and we will each play a part in it. That is the truth. Also, in the same sentence, it is important to note that we have to take care of it all while we have the opportunity, "while it is day." Procrastination is not to be our motif, and we should be eager and willing to leap at the opportunity to minister to anyone in need.
Next, think about what Jesus says as He tells them that "night is coming," and what the blind man would have been thinking. This man has lived in night all his life, and knows no concept of visual day or light. Now he might know warmth from the sun, and be able to recognize the temperature differences between night and day in a tactile sense, but he doesn't have a clue what it actually looks like.
I'm gonna camp here, folks, because this is the reason this man was born: his physical, literal blindness is a real life representation of the Spiritual blindness suffered almost completely by all of the Nation of Israel, as well as the world. All of these people, save a few from the promised Remnant, have been slowly growing more and more blind to the Truth, and their darkness within has not allowed Light to exist (by definition, darkness is actually an absence of light, so really, without Christ, what else could one be but dark?). These explanatory statements of Christ about light and darkness leading up to this are all tied together right here, as a man who has always lived in actual darkness is serving as a representative for us all, even today! Most importantly, this man's healing (which we'll delve into later) brings glory to the Father, as the blindness and the darkness are removed by the Light... by Jesus Christ. And so, without the Light, we cannot hope to complete any works that God has for us, because we lack the strength or wisdom or fortitude or guts or finesse or whatever else it is that would be missing, given the specific situation. That is the truth.
And finally, ponder deeply on the statement at the end in vs.5, as Jesus clearly calls Himself "the light of the world." No one else could dare make such a claim, and no one else on earth, past, present, or future, will have the ability to literally be and bring light to a person in literal darkness as Jesus did. No one. Ever. Period.
We'll soon look into the actual healing, but for now please focus on the impact Spiritual blindness has on people... especially on yourself. I know that it has caused many problems for many people, and it is a real point of concern. However, with Christ as your Light, your blindness will begin to subside.
God bless you all!!!
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