John 9:26

The authorities ignore his statement and pepper him with more questions. “What did he do to you?” they ask. “Tell us exactly-- how he restored sight to your eyes?” John 9:26 EFP

It is fascinating how people who claim to be seeking to uncover the truth can totally overlook and even avoid it. The once-blind-man has just told them two things that sum up what he knows for certain about the recent event related to his ability to see although he was, in fact, born blind. For the record, he states, “I was born blind” and “Now I can see.”

The men totally ignore his statements and move on to focus on the specific details of his testimony. The questions being ask in the wake of the statements just made by the man seem so trivial. What difference does it make what specific steps the healer took to give sight to a blind man unless your purpose is to find some reason to conclude that no sight was restored since no sight was a missing to begin with? Instead of finding reason to praise God for a miracle performed on an unfortunate soul born without sight, they choose to get lost in the details.

Truth can be staring me in the face and I will be unable to see it if I have no interest in the truth. Unless it is my truth! Unless it supports my pre-existing point of view and preserves my status quo, I will avoid the inconvenient truth. Ultimately it is more comfortable to get lost in the details and overlook the foundational truths that are staring me in the face. But I have to want the truth. I have to thirst for it, otherwise I will die of thirst arguing over unimportant details that mask my disdain for the truth. God, have mercy!