When Jesus healed the blind man, the man was willing to follow Jesus. In fact, when the man found Jesus again, and Jesus told him who He was, John 9:38 says, "Then the man said, 'Lord, I believe,' and he worshiped Him." Let me ask you this: Does your life show your love for Christ?
1 John 4:19 says, "We love because He first loved us." We show love, show generosity, show grace, show forgiveness, show kindness because Christ first showed it to us. When you think of what Christ has done for you, all of the situations that He has saved you from and all of the sins that He has forgiven you of, does your life reflect the love that you have for Him?
Now, I am not saying feel guilty as if you need to pay Him back. Who can pay back God? Everything you own is His to begin with. You can't out give the ultimate giver. I'm saying do you love Him. Looking at the blind man, when he was being questioned, he was willing to defend Christ's miracles and all that He had done for him. Why? Because they were signs of God's love for Him and He was excited, if not overjoyed, to share them with others.
Look at your own life. Do you love in a way that shows that you appreciate God's love for you? Do you love in a way that is like Christ? Do you love in a way that says that Christ first loved you? 1 John 4:20 says, "Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen."
Do you show Christ's love? Do you live a life according to 1 John 4:19, or do you need to talk with God and see how much you value His love for you?
"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35
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