John 9:15

The Pharisees press the man again as to how exactly he received his sight. The man answers their question again. “First, he put clay in my eyes,” he answers. “Next, I washed my eyes. Then, I begin to see! That’s it.”  John 9:15 EFP 

His acquaintances-turned-accusers have apparently already filled in the religious authorities with the details. The Pharisees, having identified the violation of the Sabbath in their own minds, set off to try to pin some violation on Jesus, who is not even there to defend himself.

In his absence they grill the suddenly-sighted-man. “What happened?” they ask. Again. With some level of condescension. The man is not intimidated. He answers is dead-pan fashion. Clay in my eyes. Washed in the pool. Received sight. That’s all. He is sticking to his testimony. He has no reason to make something up. So he says what happened.

I am reminded that the most powerful testimony is the one that is experienced. The man is not eloquent with words, but he does not need to be eloquent. He has conviction born in personal experience. He does not have to memorize facts. He has the facts inside of him. Truth as it is in Jesus. I need to have that encounter daily.