A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                         A HANDFUL OF MUD PART III 

"We, Jesus disciples, have just encountered a man born blind.... Jesus stopped in front of him.... We had, therefore, no choice but to stop as well... We then decided we should ask Jesus the reason for his blindness... We were quite sure that Jesus would choose one of two reasons for his blindness... But to our surprise Jesus spoke of a third option.... That was an option we had never considered before.... He shared that this man was born blind so that God's work might be displayed in his life.... We looked at each other.... Had we heard it right? Had Jesus really said it was not the man's sin that had caused him to be blind.... Neither was it the man's parents' sin that had caused the man to be born blind....And had we really heard that it had happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.... We did not know what that meant.... But we did not dare to question Jesus about His statement.... We decided we better wait to see if Jesus would follow up His words with some actions....Being a disciple of Jesus can be challenging at times for you never know what He will say and do.".... Please read the typed out attachments when you will learn that Jesus' reply to the disciples' question was not exactly what they were expecting....

                 ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                          A HANDFUL OF MUD PART III

The questions is: Will Jesus, as a good Jew, agree with His disciples that the man was born blind either because of his sin or his parents' sin? Let's listen to Jesus' answer in John 9:3-5

"Neither this man not his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming when no-one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

Jesus' answer is not what His disciples expected to hear.