JESUS, THE GREAT PHYSICIAN WHO HEALS PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY!

BIBLE PASSAGE:
He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know.
One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
(John 9:25)

MEDITATION:
Have you ever thought that even if we do not see Jesus, He still sees us?
We may be blind to His existence as our Savior, but He still knows that
we exist. Not only does He see us, but He cares about us and our well-being.
He wants what is best for us, and for us to enjoy His blessings. We need to
see Him!

We read how He healed the physical eyes of a blind man so He could see
Jesus when He walked on the earth in human form. But He did much
more than that – He healed the man’s spiritual eyes as well. In fact Jesus
asked him if he believed as confirmation that the eyes of his heart had been
opened.
    Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when
    he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
    “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may
    believe in him.” Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in
    fact, he is the one speaking with you.” Then the man said,
    “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. (John 9:35-38)

Jesus healed this man both physically and spiritually. But the Pharisees
were a different story. They could see physically, but their spiritual eyes
were closed tight. Their blindness was so severe that they were jealous of
Jesus.

What happens when a person is consumed with jealousy? They want to
discourage others from wanting to be friends with the person of whom
they are jealous. They want to discredit anything good the other person
does, and encourage others to call them names. That is exactly what the
Pharisees did with Jesus. They portrayed Him as a sinner and wanted
the healed blind man to do the same.

But the blind man knew that Jesus had healed him and he told the
Pharisees that it was not for him to determine if Jesus was a sinner
or not. His healing prevented him from getting caught up in all of
the turmoil and clamor created by the Pharisees.

There is a social condition called ‘group dynamics’ where one person
can be influenced by the opinions of others. Even when they disagree,
some will ‘go with the crowd’ in an effort to be liked. However, this blind
man stood firm in his allegiance to the Lord even though the crowd
encouraged him to turn against Him.

When he defended Jesus and they realized they were fighting a losing
battle, these “religious” people threw him out of the sanctuary.
    The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You
    don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my
    eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners. He
    listens to the godly person who does his will. Nobody
    has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
    If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
    To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;
    how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.
    (John 9:30-34)

ACTION:
Does Jesus still heal people physically today? You bet He does!
There are many instances where a sick person seemed to have
no possibility of healing, however many people prayed and the
person made a miraculous recovery. More importantly, He also
heals the blindness of the hearts of man.

Do you need physical healing? Pray to the Lord with a faith that
He will heal. Do you need spiritual healing? Pray to the Lord with
a faith that He is the Son of God who went to the cross for our sins,
and was resurrected three days later to be with our Heavenly Father.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, I thank You for the sacrifice of Jesus that
made salvation available to all who believe. Thank You, Jesus
for voluntarily going to the cross for me. Thank You for Your
power that not only provides physical healing, but also spiritual
healing to all who seek You. I pray that You would remove the
scales from my spiritual eyes that prevent me from seeing You.
Even when I can’t see You, You see me. Forgive me for my sins
and teach me everything I need to know about following You as
my Lord and Savior. Help me to open the spiritual eyes of others
by living a life that is a testimony of my belief in You and my
desire to serve You, worship You, praise You, and obey You.”

Postscript:
The Lord sent me this devotional several hours after
we witnessed His healing in answer to the prayers of
many for the daughter of some friends of ours.