When Jesus healed a man who had been born blind in John 9, the religious leaders did not want to accept that Jesus had healed him and excommunicated him from the synagogue. Jesus later found the man and said to him,
“For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” (John 9:39)
We see many people around us every day who are blinded by sin. They can’t even see that what they do is wrong. They lie, cheat, steal, curse and act corruptly and see nothing wrong with it. Our assignment is to offer them the mirror of God’s Word, first to open their eyes to their sin, and then to show them the One who can open their eyes to the truth—Jesus, Our Savior. James 1:25 says,
“But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”
Have you ever played with a mirror, angling it to catch a sunbeam and reflect it in another direction to illuminate a spot in the shade? It is not enough just to look into the mirror of God’s Word for our ourselves. The true blessing is learning to angle that mirror outwardly to reflect the light of Yeshua on the eyes of those who are blind that they may see. When Saul, who was blind to what he was doing against the believers, met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was literally blinded by the light that Jesus shone around him. And when he was led into the truth by a faithful witness, Ananias, who came to pray for him, the scales fell from his eyes and he was transformed by the renewing of his mind.
That is what we are called to do–to lead the blind of this world to the Truth–Jesus Christ–through the faithful witness of the Word of God. We become mirrors to reflect the love of God to those in dark places that can’t find their way to the Light on their own. Let us keep our mirrors of the Gospel shined up and facing out and reflecting the grace of the Lord. Let our eyes be open to those around us who are blinded by sin. May we see them with the same eyes that Jesus sees them—eyes of love and compassion.
May the Word of God bring eye-opening revelation to your heart today and may you be blessed in doing your work as you continue in His perfect law of liberty.