A Thought from Pastor Bryson
January 17, 2010
Bulletin Thought
A Thought from Pastor Bryson,
He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not,
I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” (John 9:25 NKJV)
The
above verse found in the ninth chapter of the gospel of John centers around a
man who was blind since birth. One day
he met Jesus and Jesus healed him of his blindness – sight was given to him.
The
religious leaders who should have been rejoicing at the healing this man
received were upset at what Jesus had done.
Rather than spend energy celebrating the blessing this man had received,
they wasted energy in trying to find fault with Jesus and the man.
The
religious leaders questioned him vigorously as well as his parents. During another round of questioning in which
the religious leaders were trying to discredit the work of Jesus by classifying
Him as a sinner, the man who had been healed simply responded – “Whether He is
a sinner or not, I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now
I see.” Unfortunately, the religious
leaders banned this man from the synagogue.
He
knew what had happened to him. He
couldn’t explain how it happened nor could he tell much about who was
responsible for his healing. He just
knew that he could see. What little he
did know was enough for him to enjoy his blessing and live his life
differently. Eventually, he came to know
the identity of Jesus and began to worship Him.
But until that happened he was sustained by what he knew.
I’m
convinced that what we know can sustain us as we make our journey through
life. We will not know everything there
is to know about God or His Word, but there is enough for us to know that can
make a difference as we make our journey through life.
Let
us not spend so much time focusing on what we don’t know, rather let us focus
on what we do know. What we know can
dispel hopelessness and despair. What we
do know can give us strength and a reason to go on. We might not know much, but we ought to know
something that leads us to say – “One thing I do know…”
What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
since Jesus came into my heart.
1/16/2010 6:43:55 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) 
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