Don't Be Spiritually Blind and Deaf

John 1:19-28 and John 5:10

John the Baptist in the beginning of his ministry always pointed Jesus as the Messiah. The Pharisees sent a team to inquire of him if he is the Christ, the Prophet or some Elijah, but he always pointed them that there is one greater than he is coming. The interesting thing to note is that none of them was interested in finding out who is Person is, but only wanted to find fault with John!

In Chapter 5, Jesus had just healed an invalid of 38 years. Jesus told him to just stand up, pick up his mat and walk. The man just did that and was healed. But the Pharisees only saw a man carrying a mat on the Sabbath and not a healed man, a miracle. They just missed the point!

In our lives, we are also sometimes like these Pharisees. We see the problems but not the blessings. We grumble about the trials and tribulations but did not rejoice in the Lord. Let's learn these precious lessons from the Pharisees.