Zebulon First Baptist Church
Rev. Edward Holloway
When I Met a Man Named Jesus
John 9:7-11
7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
Here is a man sitting at the gate...who believes that he will be blind the rest of his life...BUT...
When Jesus instucted the blind man to go to the pool and wash...he listened...
Afterward people were wondering...is that the same man that was blind and begging?
His response was, "all I know is that I met a man named Jesus..."
When Jesus spoke to him, he didn't argue, but he did as instructed...
The Lord says, take my yoke-it is easy and light...
Our struggle with life is that we find God's way strange and are hard to listen...(think about it, would you let someone put mud in your eyes? you already can't see???)
But when the man listened, he gained sight...
When God gives instructions, just follow...
It might seem crazy to everyone else, but just listen...They asked the man, how does it feel? He said all he knew was that he met a man named Jesus...
Right now we are blind...blinded by our societies and this world...all you have to do is follow the instructions of the man named Jesus...He will give sight through His redeeming plan...
God is saying, I want you to see all that I have in store for you...all you have to do is trust Him and follow His instructions...
Courtesy of
Donovan Parker
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