John 9:37

Jesus simply says to the man, “You are not only looking at the Son of God, but you are hearing him talk to you as well…at the same time.” John 9:37 EFP 

There is no need to keep the man in suspense. Jesus knows the man has been looking for him since he was healed. He knows the trials he has experienced since then. He knows he has been cast out of the synagogue. There is no doubt that Jesus knows what to do, but the way he reveals himself to the man is interesting.

The last time they met, the man heard Jesus’ voice and felt his touch, but he did not see him. He has no idea what he looks like. And other than the command given him to rinse his eyes in the Pool of Siloam, he has barely even heard his voice either. But his day he tells the man he is not only seeing him for the first time, but he is also listening to his voice at the same time, something he has never done before. He see him. He hears him talk. He has seen and heard a lot since the moment of his healing, but nothing compares to this moment. Seeing and listening to Jesus is the culmination of a search of a lifetime. Now his life is complete.

I too am in a search for Jesus. Perhaps you are as well. I see things every day. I hear and read much of my waking moments. The gifts of sight and hearing are wonderful, and I cannot imagine what it might be to not have one or the other. But it is during this search for God that I am beginning to see things I had not seen before, and recognize that simply seeing things is not enough to fill the void in my life. I want to see Jesus more and more every day. I want to listen to him speak to me through his word and through messages that come to me through the written and spoken word of his servants.

I realize the best I can have today is still but a veiled glance at the eternal. But it is better than settling for the land-locked and temporal things that will fade with time. My soul longs for eternity, today through a living connection with my Lord Jesus, and one day, I too will see Him and hear his voice…at the same time.