John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.

     In John 9, Jesus heals a blind man that had suffered in this condition since his birth. When Jesus comes into contact with this man, people were wondering who was in sin. Jesus replies that it was no one, but this man’s ailment was so that God may be glorified. Jesus then heals him of the blindness, which has been done by no one else either before or since. This miracle truly did show God’s great glory, and the man was excited to tell all about it.

     As you can imagine, the Pharisees and other leading Jews were not happy with this man. First he was doing something that broke their traditions. Not only that, but he was proclaiming a miracle was done by their nemesis. So after questioning him, they question his parents. His parents admitted that he had been blind since birth, but refused to acknowledge that Jesus was the one who did it for fear of the Pharisees. Can you imagine? Their child and born blind since birth, and rather than glorify the one who had healed him, they deny any association to save their own name. It is downright shameful.

     Many times we can be just as negligent as these parents. The blind man was telling all who would listen, and even those who would not, about the man had healed him. The parents were too afraid, and while they did not deny that something special had happened, they most definitely did not give credit where credit was due. We can do that in our own lives. Not only in our physical lives, but also our spiritual. We have been healed of our iniquities. Do we proclaim it to all? Or do we hide it for fear fo disapproval from others? With all the great things the Lord has done for us, He deserves our acknowledgement of Him in our lives.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.