Take off the shades

Take off the shades

John 9 " Jesus heals the man born blind"
Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see. John 9:25

It has been said some people see or view the world through rose tinted glasses;meaning that such people have a positive outlook on life
They look for the good and not the bad; they focus on the positive and do not spend time dwelling on the negative. They have the ability to make lemonade when the

world gives them lemons and yes Pastor Dudley, they can take a bitter life and make it sweet (or at least appear sweet)

If one looks at this story, the main character was born blind. He was born with a disability. He was born with shades. He had never seen a sun rise or a sun set
He knew not how brillant the stars appear on a clear night, nor had he ever seen a rainbow stretched across the heavens. He had never seen the bluest hue of the

seas or how beautiful the burnt siennas, and harvest gold's make fall leaves.

Without sight,he had never seen himself(physically); Thank God, Jesus passed by for He was about to open both his physical and spiritual eyes.
He had no idea if he was handsome or ugly (according to the "world's standards") or of the shape of his nose.
No he was not concerned if it was too big too small or too wide(according the "world's standard) or if his cheek bones were too high or too low or whether his ears were

too big, or his hips were too wide; and if he were a woman, I doubt if he'd be concerned with the size and shape of his breasts... truly he had none of these concerns,

because I'm sure if he had the choice, he'd much rather just have the gift of sight.

This man, was thought by the world (those who knew him and of his infirmity) to have been the product of his parents sin... We understand that these individuals could

not fathom how a new born babe could have sinned against anyone. For they associated the illness with sin. Thus increasing the tint in his already shaded view.

Sometimes in life we allow what people think of our situations and circumstances cloud our view. We put more weight upon what they think than in what God knows

and says about our situation. In order to know what the Lord says we must have an active relationship with Him, through prayer and studying and believing His word.

We do know that yes the word of God does state that the wages of sin is death and sometimes sickness does come before death;but not always.This is evident in the

account of Job's life. Job, not a babe, but a grown man, a husband, a father,a man whom God himself described as his servant, one in whom he was well pleased, but

God allowed the enemy to afflict a depletion of all that he held dear,includling his health to prove a point, to allow the world to see we must like Job trust in God,though

he slays us. while at the same time believe that even though we are prone to encounter many affllictions, that He shall deliver us out of them all.

Even after Jesus annointed the blind man's eyes with the muddy spittle and his sight was restored, the "world, the neighbors" kept trying to cloud the miracle with doubt.
side note: "Sometimes the neighbors are not with you when God blesses you)
They called Jesus, a sinner for healing the man on the sabbath; they tried to get the man's family involved,( in the word's of my eldest daughter"REALLY??!!??
the same ones' they accounted the sin which caused his disability...again REALLLY???!!!?? BUT I love his response which they could not dispute
Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: ONE thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.. Thus removing his shades
He could see himself as a new creature, both physically and spiritually; spiritually because he had been touched by Jesus

What shades have you allowed to cloud your vision? Whether they be placed by the world or by your self, know that God has the ability to remove the them