I Am He

-May 25, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day,

“Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, ‘Is this not he who sat and begged?’ Some said, ‘This is he’ Others said he is like him.’ He said, ‘I am he.’”

(John 9:8-9).

John chapter 9 gives the account of how Jesus met and healed a blind man, who was born blind. Jesus passed his way and he was so glad. The disciples asked Jesus a theological question, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

Jesus immediately answered that it was neither he or them but that the works of God would be revealed in him. We are all sinners and all the things we do wrong are from our sinful flesh. This man was no worse a sinner than anyone else. We must be careful not to judge why certain bad things happen to people.

This healing of the blind beggar made quite a stir. Some thought he was the blind beggar and others thought he was like him. The blind man left no doubt, when he said, “I am he.” What a great testimony he had.

This man didn’t know it was Jesus who healed him. The Jewish leaders grilled him over and over how he was healed. They disparaged Jesus as a sinner. He simply and sweetly responded, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

The blind man’s story is our story: once we were blind, but now we can see. Only Jesus can transform lives. Scoffers may dispute our words, but they cannot dispute our changed lives. People who knew this man before could only marvel at his healing. We all have a testimony of how we got saved.

There is a beautiful hymn entitled, “The Light of the World Is Jesus” by Phillp Bliss. The chorus says, “Come to the Light, ‘Tis shining for thee! Sweetly the Light has dawned up me; Once I was blind, but now I can see—The Light of the world is Jesus.”

Having a blessed clearly seeing Jesus who gave us spiritual sight. Stay safe and healthy.

We can see! We can see! The blinders removed and now we are free.

Dean