Written off as a lost cause? Has Everyone Failed You?

In Mark 9 there is a marvellous account revealing how a man that everybody had sidelined was actually one through whom, “…the works of God should be made manifest…” (v3).  This thought alone is enough to get excited about however a further look at the passage will truly give hope to all. 

In v3 Jesus openly declares in full earshot of His disciples and the blind man that sin had nothing to do with his illness.  In doing so our lovely Lord and Saviour was declaring that there was nothing holding this man back from being healed.  Because Jesus has the power to forgive, heal and deliver He is declaring the same thing to you today.  Despite what anybody says including yourself in truth there is nothing holding you back from hearing from God, being delivered by God or being used by God.

Verse 4 only serves to reinforce Christ’s position concerning this man and all Christians.  Jesus makes it clear that it is His business to set people free, to deliver them and to heal them.  Christ’s reference to being the Light of the world in the very next verse is a specifically chosen comment to make this blind man believe for a miracle in his very real darkness.  The Lord Jesus Christ is the specific answer to the specific need that you face. 

In verse 2 the disciples fail the blind man i.e. he would not really be expecting a lot of help from those that couldn’t decide what or whose sin had caused his sickness.  The church in verse 8 – 13 failed him not able to get passed his reputation as a beggar and quite literally finding it hard to believe a word that he said.  To make matters worse his parents in verse 20 –21 effectively disown him refusing to stand by their son in his hour of victory for fear of their own reputation. Last but not least the priests fail this man miserably.  Soaked in their own sin, pride and lust for power they reject him, his testimony and his deliverance and in verse 34 throw him out of the synagogue.  

However, the story does not end there.  In verse 11 this man declares that Jesus did not let him down.  And when all others had ridiculed and reviled him it was Christ that found him, revealed His true identity to him and made him His very own.  Be encouraged for no matter how many reject and are against you Jesus Christ is 100% for you 100% of the time in 100% of life’s issues.

In verse 38 despite the attitudes of the disciples, the church folk, his parents and the priests he believes in the Lord and worships Him.  This man overlooked, rejected and stood up against anyone that clouded his vision of Christ. Whether it was family, a stranger or the Church the blind man would not allow anger, bitterness or unforgiveness dominate or dictate. He got his reward and found his Saviour.  Not bad for a blind beggar that literally everyone had failed and written off as a lost cause…everyone accept Christ.  Whilst others rejected Him the Lord Jesus Christ went looking for him.