“How Then Were Your Eyes Opened?”
I Samuel 16:1-13 & John 9:1-41

This week’s readings has some eye opening truths about the way God works. Both stories give us an understanding about the difference between what we see and what the Lord sees. In 1 Samuel, we learn that we are tripped up on the outer appearance of things, while the Lord looks on the heart. In John’s gospel we learn that the admission of blindness relieves guilt, but the admission of sight means guilt remains. 
In our world, blindness is a disability that restricts and requires blame on someone’s part. In the Bible, blindness is a metaphor for the sin of unbelief. There is an antagonism between the sighted and the blind. But in Jesus' economy the traditional understanding is turned on its head and blindness is the opportunity for the work of God to be displayed. So the confession of blindness is the time for God’s glory to shine in releasing your guilt.
The questions this sermon places before us are these: "Are we blind too?”, and "How are your eyes opened?”, and "Do you want to become his disciples, too?" Every Christian has to answer these questions. How you answer them can mean the difference between having sight and being guilty, or, being blind and having your guilt removed. 
God chooses whom he uses and Jesus’ call to faith in him is what makes the difference. How will you answer?