Jesus Changed My Life

Every Christian has a story that can be summed up in one phrase: Jesus changed my life. Some stories are dramatic, others quiet. But they all have the same ending—transformation.

John 9:10-11, 25: ¹⁰ So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” ¹¹ He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” ²⁵ He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

Picture this: Jesus is literally dodging rocks. The religious leaders are trying to stone Him to death, and He's escaping the temple. But as He passes by, He sees a man who's been blind his entire life. And He stops.

That tells you everything about who Jesus is. He's got more concern for this blind beggar than He does for His own safety. He spits in the dirt, makes mud, smears it on blind eyes, and sends the man to wash. The man goes down this narrow pilgrim road—about half a mile—arms outstretched, mud all over his face, calling out "Where's the pool of Siloam?" against the chaos of crowds leaving the Feast of Tabernacles.

Then he washes. And the Bible gives us this magnificent understatement: "So he went away and washed and came back seeing."

Just imagine. This man has never seen color. Never seen his parents' faces. Never seen water. And now he can see. He wants to find Jesus, wants to find his mom and dad—problem is, he doesn't know what anyone looks like. So he goes back to where he came from, searching through thousands of people, and then he hears two familiar voices: "Mom! Dad! It's me! I can see! Jesus changed my life!"

But instead of celebration, he gets interrogation. The Pharisees drag him in for questioning. They grill him again and again, trying to find some loophole, some way to discredit the miracle. And you know what this man says? Simple bare facts: "The man who is called Jesus made clay, anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went away and washed, and I received sight."

Later, when they're really pressing him, wearing him down with endless questions, he finally says: "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."

That's it. That's his testimony. No elaborate theology. No dramatic flourish. Just the facts: I was blind. Now I see. Jesus changed my life.

You know what? Sometimes we overthink this. We think we need to have all the answers, need to be able to defend every doctrine, need to explain every mystery. But the most powerful testimonies are often the simplest: Jesus changed my life. I was lost in darkness and He gave me light. I was dead in my sins and He made me alive.

If you're in Christ today, you have a story. And people need to hear it. Not because you're eloquent or because you've got it all figured out—but because Jesus changed your life. That's enough. That's always been enough.

Stay dialed in.