John 9:38

And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

In John 9, we are introduced to a blind man. As Jesus comes across him, he decides that he would heal him of his affliction. So Jesus made some clay and put in the blind man’s eyes and had him wash his eyes in the pool of Siloam. After he washed his eyes out he now had the ability to see. Can you imagine what this man must have been thinking? All of the sudden he could see sunlight, trees, people, colors, buildings. In reality a whole new world was opened up to him. He had to be in amazement. It is no wonder that he spoke so forcibly against the Pharisees when they questioned him about the miracle.

After defending Jesus to the Pharisees, the Pharisees throw him out of the synagogue and Jesus approaches him. It is during this conversation that he confess belief in Jesus and worships him. What do you think he must have been saying to Jesus? It is very likely he would say something to the effect of, “How can I ever repay you?” or “I will do anything you want.” His gratitude would have been pouring forth with every word.

We have been given an even greater gift than sight. Jesus died on the cross and in doing so He gave us the gift of eternal life. Like with the blind man, He requires us to have the faith to carry out His commands in order to receive the gift. And when we do we receive the remission of sins which is the greatest gift of all. But how do we act about God’s forgiveness? Often times we are like the nine lepers who never even go back to thank Jesus (Luke 17:12-17). We barely acknowledge Him. Instead we should come back to Him and offer our undying allegiance, because there is no way we could possibly pay Him back for such an amazing gift.

And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.