Blind Man

​John 9:31-32 “And yet we know for certain that God does not answer the prayers of sinners, it is only when a man is devout and does his will, that his prayer is answered. That a man should open the eyes of one born blind is something unheard of since the world began.” This was the response from the Jews to the blind man whom Jesus restored sight. The Jews thought the blind man’s blindness was the result of his personal sins or that of his parents. The Jews had forgiveness backwards.  They were sinners, everyone one, and the Jews could not recognize their sins because they supposedly lived in the “Law.”   They preached that one had to be righteous and sinless before his prayers could be answered.  Yet Paul proclaimed that it was the Law that blinded the Jews.  They thought they were righteous yet they had cold hearts.  The Law was not written on their hearts. The guilty are blind and cannot profess their guilt.  Only when the guilty can see their sin, can they profess it and become free from sin and be forgiven. We are all sinners. God answers prayers of forgiven sinners. The Jews thought they were sinless but were fools. Are you a fool?