John 9  Jesus and His disciples see a man who was blind.  The disciples wonder if this blindness was because of sin.. the man's or his parent's sin.  Jesus says, " It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him." 

Jesus healed the man by making some clay out of the ground with His spit. Then He applied it to the man' s eyes and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam.  The man obeys and comes back seeing.

Verse 4-5 " We must work the works of Him who sent Me, as long as it is day, night is coming, when no man can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."  Jesus taught them.
To work the works of God - to toil, labor, be occupied.. with the occupation, labour, and craft of God.. This was Jesus' purpose while He was in the world... to do what the Father desired, to be about His Father's business.. to be the Light and to bring Light.  Jesus brought physical light into a blind man's eyes.. but more than that.. He displayed the works of God in the man's life that led him to believe in Christ and be forever saved.   This man had a testimony that no other man could have.  He was a living illustration of the work of God.

Because all of this happened on a Sabbath day, the Pharisees start up on their criticisms again.
He can't be from God because "He does not keep the Sabbath", they argue.
But, others argued back, " How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?"  

They ask the formerly blind man many questions:
"What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?" v17
"What did He do to you?" v26
"How did He open your eyes?" v26
They even asked his parents questions: "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?" 

This healed man actually has more wisdom and understanding than the Pharisees that were questioning him!

He recognized that Jesus was at the very least.. a prophet. ( v17)

He confesses what he does and does not know..  " Whether He is a sinner, I do not know, one thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see." (v25)

He doesn't back down when they spew their anger at him, but answered them so wisely, " Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes." (v30)

He actually begins to teach them!  "We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing, and does His will, He hears him. Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing." ( v31-33)

After the Pharisees throw the man out, Jesus came to find him. "Do you believe in the Son of Man?", Jesus asks him. The man answered " And who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"  
What a willing heart.. open to believe and worship Jesus.

Jesus then says, " For judgement I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind."
The man, born blind, could see, but it is his spiritual sight that is the work of God being displayed here!
The Pharisees finally ask the right question. " We are not blind too, are we?" 

Jesus' final word to them here is hard, " If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see', your sin remains."  They were actually blind.. but they didn't believe it.  They boasted of their knowledge and position... they boasted of the Law and their own righteousness... they refused to hear the truth or recognize who Jesus was.  They remained in their sins because they refused to come to Him and have their eyes opened. 

Father in heaven, we worship You and put all of our trust in You alone.  You are the One who opens the eyes of our heart and make apparent Your glory!  Thank You for saving us.. for saving me.  May I be busy doing the works of God.. being light in the darkness of our world, walking in faith and obedience to my Lord, Jesus Christ, the true Light of the world.  Father I pray that others will choose to stop pretending they can see.. but will come to You to receive their spiritual sight and be saved from their sins.  Please bring my loved ones.. all of them to this amazing Light that they may walk in Truth, in Jesus Christ the Lord. amen.