Sharing a Word this morning.. :) Sometimes we gotta get down and dirty! John 9:6-7 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. I read this passage and I wonder how I would react if someone mixed their saliva with some dirt on the ground and put it on my face like this. Ewww! Why didnt Jesus just heal this guy and be done with it? Why the messy prelude? If youll notice, Jesus did two things. First, He placed mud on the mans eyes. Then, He told him to go and wash himself in the pool of Siloam. Of course, the man willingly obeyed. If you had some gross concoction smeared on your eyes, wouldnt you? The mud actually provided the motivation for his obedience. My point? We dont always have to understand why we find our selves muddy sometimes. Perhaps if we werent muddy, wed never be motivated to obey! And obedience is crucial to a successful and flourishing walk with the Lord. Lets not despise the mud on our face today. We all have times of trial. Lets use them for an opportunity to be obedient! God is just trying to help us see better!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:12:49 +0000
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