Day 7

Scripture to Read: John 10:19–21

When Jesus’s Word is shared, we are guaranteed two things, the first being that lives will be changed because His Word is that powerful, and the second being that others will be antagonistic toward His Word because His Word cuts to the heart (Hebrews 4:12). As stated in John 10:19–21, “A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” 21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”” Some thought Jesus was demon-possessed. Remember how the enemy works, 2 Corinthians 4:3–4, And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Some were blinded to the beauty, majesty, and glory of Christ and His Word because of their hardened hearts and blind eyes, but others knew that a blind man being healed was the work of God. Those people’s hearts were ready to see God and His handiwork, for they had long awaited the coming of their Messiah. The same is true today; as God’s Word is spoken, people are either blind and deaf to it or their hearts are ready to receive it and to be changed and nourished by it—may we always be the latter.

Challenge & Application

• What was the problem with those who thought Jesus was demon-possessed? • Why were some able to see that the healing of the blind man was of God?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

Jesus often taught using different illustrations and parables, and sometimes, His disciples and others who may have been listening understood what Jesus was saying. Other times, though, the illustration was too hard to understand. Remember in John 9 how horribly the religious leaders treated the healed blind man and his parents. Jesus wanted ...

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Day 2

Jesus said in John 10:3–5, “To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know ...

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Day 3

Jesus’ disciples listened to Jesus, but according to John 10:6, This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. Jesus’ followers did not get the point that Jesus made to them. Jesus treated His followers with incredible kindness and grace and therefore said in Joh...

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Day 4

Many people think that John 10:10 is just about Satan, but in light of what Jesus was teaching, He was referring to those being used by Satan and the demonic forces of darkness. As Jesus taught His followers, He said in John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” Th...

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Day 5

Jesus had already talked about those who were His under-shepherds (1 Peter 5:1–4), but now He reminds His followers that He is the Good Shepherd. Jesus said in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” Jesus is the Only One whose blood cleanses us from all our sins because He was and is our perf...

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Day 6

Jesus also mentions “other sheep,” as He said in John 10:16–18, “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 No one has taken it away from...

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Day 7

When Jesus’s Word is shared, we are guaranteed two things, the first being that lives will be changed because His Word is that powerful, and the second being that others will be antagonistic toward His Word because His Word cuts to the heart (Hebrews 4:12). As stated in John 10:19–21, “A division occurred again among the Jews because of thes...

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