John Newton's well known hymn, "Amazing Grace" uses words taken directly from today's text. "I was blind but now I see" exclaims the man when Jesus restores his sight. Through the Lord's healing touch, the man is no longer a captive, locked in a world of darkness but now freed to live in one of light! Newton understood that before knowing Christ, we are blind and wretched, enslaved by sin. Only Jesus can rescue us from death and darkness, then welcome us into his marvelous light and the gift of eternal life!
"John Bryson said this: ""If Jesus answered all of your prayers from the last thirty days, would anything change in THE world or just...
The discipline of fasting is the topic in today's text, but Christ's message is that which matters most to him: a pure heart. Fasting...