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!
In our continuing study of the life of David, a man after God’s own heart, we delve today into his Psalm 15, where he...
Prayer is what fuels the Christian spiritual life. Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer as a template for how we ought to pray, and...