The Sign of His Light

Have you ever heard the expression "the hardest part about being deceived is that you don't KNOW you are being deceived.  Something similar can be said about our "sight", our ability to see the truth.  We can easily convince ourselves that we may clearly see reality, when in reality we are blind. But when we encounter Christ our perspective changes and we gain understanding of Spiritual truth and life.

Claude Monet, one of my favorite early 20th century painters, is considered the founder of the French impressionist art movement.  He had tremendous influence upon art, but what we rarely hear is how Monet had a vision impairment that would lead to his eventual blindness. 

In this study we look at John 9:1-11, and 30 to 33 at the sixth sign John reported of the miraculous acts of Jesus that reveal his glory as the Christ, the Son of God, and attest to his saving mission.  

The Sign of his Presence

Have you ever been lost and alone? Maybe the group you were with wandered off and you were in a strange place and didn't know where to turn. Or maybe you found yourself in a risky situation and experienced the proverbial deer in the headlights reaction? What is it that makes circumstances such as these worrisome? Fear is the common reaction. Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or is a threat in some other way.

One thing to notice about this definition is that fear is NOT the danger itself, fear is the unpleasant emotion. Yeah, so you might be saying, but in today's study we will see that In Jesus' presence, we have no need to fear. Even in the face of danger, pain, or some other threat, with Jesus we can rely upon the sign of his presence to calm our fears.