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Wednesday
October 8, 2008
Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and smoothed the mud
over the blind man's eyes. He told him, "Go and wash in the
pool of Siloam" (Siloam means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came
back seeing!
His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked
each other, "Is this the same man—that beggar?" Some said he was, and others
said, "No, but he surely looks like him!"
And the beggar kept saying, "I am
the same man!"
They asked, "Who healed you? What happened?"
He told them,
"The man they call Jesus made mud and smoothed it over my eyes and told me, 'Go
to the pool of Siloam and wash off the mud.' I went and washed, and now I can
see!"
"Where is he now?" they asked.
"I don't know," he
replied.
John 9:6-12
I truly believe that God's sense of humor is displayed in this mode of healing. All Jesus had to do was say the man was healed and he would have received his sight. However, he chose to have the man take an active role in his healing. Could that be like us going to a doctor or having surgery today? Maybe so. One thing we do know – the man was blind, but once he obeyed Jesus he could see.
Now, I'm not the smartest person on the globe, but I don't think it takes a real smart person to figure out that this blind man probably needed someone to go with him to Siloam's pool! In the step of faith it took for the blind man to ask for help and for the other person to get involved with him, we learn another lesson. We are sent by Jesus, in faith, to do the work He called us to do.
To this man, Jesus was just a man – a man who healed his sight. He didn't even know where Jesus was, but in any event he was a changed man. People were astounded at the change. They didn't believe it was the same man. Well, that's the way it is when Jesus allows us to experience His miracle working power in us.
Anytime God grants us a miracle it is not only for our good, but also for the good of the people whose lives our life touches and the Kingdom. I believe that with all my heart. I also believe that is why God has done so many marvelous things in my life. He knows that no matter what He does in my life – big or little – I will share it with anyone who will listen – or read! How about you? Are you willing to share the miracle(s) He works in your life?
We will be happy to pass them along to others if you will send your story to us. After all, we all need a fresh woe to wow story!
Father, I praise You for many, many reasons, but today I praise You for the fact that You aren't limited in Your methods of miracles. I praise You for the way Jesus worked the miracle in this man's life and how it continues to affect people to this very day. Heal all of us Lord. Heal our spiritual eyesight so that we might see every opportunity You allow into our lives for Your miracle working power to be manifested! We love you Lord!
