The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-20

one EDQm B MAI G1kE1ulAg POA~~s
ed who vas tasting the different
mixtures until he could find the
unique and distinctive flavor ex-
actly that he wanted and millions
have declared the product good In
the same manner, the blind man
did not know just who it was. nor
did he care about Jesus claims
All he knew what that whereas ne
was blind now he was able to see
The converted sinner proclalms
/ the same testimony, knowing that
he was spiritually blind, but now
he is able to see clearly.
| II would have been easy for the
blind man to have gone along with
the powerful religious group OF the
day. Had he renowned his bene'
factor and done as the Pharisees
asked, he might have continued In
the city and enjoyed the fellowship
of family and friends. However,
the man was loyal to Jesus, saint
or sinner. For that loyalty - be
was cast out. Jesus had been
watching the whole process and
later he saw this cast-a-way and
having found him said, do you be-
lieve in the Son of man." His
answer was without hesitation,
Lord, I believe" The man was
willing to learn and Immediately
accepted Christ as his benefactor
and Savior.
Moderns have the tendency to
accept the blessings of life with.
out delying' further into the full
knowledge of God. The Pharisees
were blind and refused to learn.
The scales never fell from their
eyes and in their stubbornness they
tried to beat down this poor man
who had been born blind. Like
criminal lawyers they flung at him
brilliant, confusing questions, they
ridiculed him and tried to confuse
the man who was telling the truth
They failed and then to cap the
climax, they accommodated him
Do what they might, his faith in
Jesus withstood the onslaught and
that faith passed over into worship.
This blind man atoning for the
the sins Of his fathers, as the
Pharisees had taught, stands Out
as one of the most courageous wit
nesses in the Book.
DR.. James Stewart tells the sto
ry of an Edinburg man who was
confirmed criminal. About the
only good thing about him was hi:
love for his daughter. The daugh'
ter died and Immediately after the
funeral he rushed to the great
Dean bridge and at midnight stood
there ready to plunge to his owr
death. The first words Of the Ap
Iostle's Greed suddenly came to him
and he repeated, II believe in Goo
the Father. !" words that he had
not uttered for many years. He
began to think, that If God Is z
Father, then he loves his children
as he himself had loved the daugh
tier. If that is true then he fell
that he. could trust the little CIR
lin his Fathers care and life begar
anew for him from that lonely
minute with God
Perhaps there is a lesson here
for us. This man proved in a req
sense that he believed in God. The
blind man faced the religious au
thorities as Christ'S stout-heartet
unbreakable supporter. His loyalt,
to his benefactor has proved I'm
shakable and he refused absolute
| ly to compromise. Jesus may b
a sinner but this is utterly impos
Sible for God does not listen Il
sinners, but he listens to man. Goo
does not work through sinners but
through this man even though h
may be a sinner, he has wrought
an incredible, an unprecedented
thing to me. If this man were mo-
from God he could do nothing.
believe. The man who believe:
will give Christ, the benefactor
not his friendship only. not hi.
loyalty only, but worship as well