Born Blind

"...At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him..." The Lord Jesus - Matt 11:25-28.



"... And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town..." Mark 8:22-26. "...20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.... 24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth..." John 9:20-38.

Did He Open My Eyes and Why?

CM

Contrary to nature's teaching
Truth's revealed in my soul:
To the saints I am beseeching
While these bells faintly toll.

But some Day in power arising
And like the thunder's roll;
For Christ at this great assizing
Shall show the final poll:

I heard the voice of God calling,
To me so long ago,
While all the world was yet bawling,
Their god to all to show.

Though the Lord had spoken to me,
Yet Christ I did not know;
- I did not not know His sufferings
That follows His below.

Nature's blessed gift of sighting
Leads us in what we do;
And is our greatest delighting
That our God did endue.

Though only as the trees walking,
I there could God behold;
Jesus heals me, finds me, talking
With eyes so dead and cold;

For the world of flesh can't know Him
Till God in Christ does show;
- Removes from them the paradigm
That nature did bestow;

For what means of the called's seeing,
The blind world cannot know;
And there is no true believing
Till Christ this sight bestow.

Until Christ is revealed in us,
Our God we cannot know;
Which in time does point to Jesus-
And will His Glory show.

For I knew not it was Jesus,
Like the blind man of old;
Till from this blindness release us,
And from old Satan's hold;

Though I'm yet in nature's blindness,
And sin afflicts my soul;
Yet, Dear Jesus shows His kindness,
And makes me daily whole.

I often fall by the wayside,
While here below I go;
Still here upon this ebbing tide,
And Time's old constant flow;

Some days the sun shines upon us,
Some days the fair winds blow;
Some days we can walk with Jesus
And then His Glory know;

For Thou hast removed my blindness,
- Caused the scales to unroll;
But there still remains this deadness
That permeates my soul.

More He would remove this blindness,
So badly I now see;
And give my poor sight more soundness
To show His Own mercy;

But still more to know His mercy
That daily sets me free;
More He would cause my eyes to see,
And make me live in Thee.

I far from Him so oft have strayed
With eyes so good and strong;
But though I oft have Him betrayed
He still is all my song.

And all He has said, He has done,
And gives more sight to see;
For He'll finish what He's begun
By His Own Agency.

His promises have all come true,
And live within my soul;
Led in His Way, that's ever new,
His Name to more extol.

*Copyright 2003

O. Allen Bailey

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