Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Blind but Not Deaf
Text: John 9:3
BLIND BUT NOT DEAF
The Disciples of Jesus might well have raised this question to Jesus out loud. The man was born blind, but he was not deaf! Sometimes careless remarks can be hurtful.
1. The blind man was already suffering because of his blindness… all his life!
2. The question as to why he was blind was a painful and difficult thing to understand!
3. The disciples still had much to learn about being sensitive and compassionate in ministry.
A BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT ANSWER
Jesus had to answer His disciples immediately. He must have felt the hurt that the blind man felt.
“Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.’”
John 9:3
1. Jesus answered
a) Openly
b) Clearly
c) To all who were standing around.
i) His disciples
ii) The blind man
iii) The crowd
2. The question of sin
a) The blindness of this man was not caused by his personal sins.
b) Nor were the sins of the parents visited on the blind man.
c) The above were common opinions held by many.
d) But it is wrong to assume that all illnesses are caused by sin!
3. What comfort to the heart
a) How comforting those words must have sounded to the blind man.
b) His blindness was not God’s judgment on anyone’s sin!
4. “But that the works of God should be revealed in him”
a) These were wonderful words that must bring home to the most despairing of heart.
b) But what did Jesus mean when He spoke about “the works of God?
c) Was it possible that Jesus could do a special work of God in his life?
How wonderful if these words were true!
经文：约翰福音 9：3
瞎了眼但并没有聋耳
耶稣的门徒也许是大声地向耶稣提问。这个人生来就瞎眼，但是他并没有聋耳！ 有时候这样粗心的评论是很伤人的。
1. 瞎眼的人已经因为自己的情况而受苦一生！
2. 关于为什么这个人会瞎眼是一个很沉重及难理解的问题！
3. 对于职事需要的敏感及怜悯的心态，门徒还得必须继续学习
简约但很重要的回答
耶稣必须立刻回答门徒。祂一定是感受了瞎眼的人的难受。
“耶稣回答说：‘也不是这人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上显出神的作为来。’”
《约翰福音 9：3》