As the rising sun is clear to all,
so the glory of the LORD fills all his works;
And yet we don't recognize his glory in all of his work as much as we should. Sometimes when they are exceptionally beautiful we take notice. But there is always more there to see than we see. There is always more to learn of the awesomeness of God than we are ready to learn.
Yet even God’s holy ones must fail
in recounting the wonders of the LORD,
When we feel like we're missing much of what the LORD reveals we can feel reassured. He is inviting us to an ever deeper knowledge. He does not ask what he does not also empower and so he will provide the means.
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
We should have great sympathy for the blind man. There is so much in God's plans for us and for the world that remains as darkness. We stumble for want of more complete revelation. Indeed the existence of blindness and defects in creation is always a challenge for us. But he is generous to restore our ability to see his bigger purpose. He wants us to know everything he has heard from the Father and therefore calls us friends (cf John 15:15). Healing the physical blindness of this man points to a much greater healing within him.
The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, ‘Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
His faith lets him see that Jesus is both good and powerful in spite of the sufferings he faces. Through this faith he is saved both spiritually and physically.
All things that exist are ordered toward our relationship with Jesus even if they don't seem like it. Beholding them more clearly in the light of his plan we come to see more clearly how awesome he is as well.
Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all who dwell in the world revere him.
For he spoke, and it was made;
he commanded, and it stood forth.
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