The Gospel of John 9:6-7 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“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.” (John 9:6-7 KJV)

When the Lord Jesus Christ spat on the ground, mixed it with the dust to form 'clay', perhaps on the eyes of those who were watching it was somewhat yak and repulsive. The more so when He smothered it on the blind man's eyes, who was unaware of what's going on, I suppose. In our present day environment, it could be considered vicious to an ordinary unbelieving heart, with all the contagious illnesses people may be carrying that are transmittable by spittle. But, not from the mouth of the source of life, the Son of God, from whom comes the breath of life.

In truth, this blind man is blessed being in the presence of the Agent of creation. When the Lord 'sent' him to the pool of Siloam (a fountain in Jerusalem, which name means sent in Hebrew) to wash his eyes 'and washed', he saw the light of day for the first time. It was just like the day he was made truly born into this earth, and truly made a living being to enjoy the light of day, savoring the beauty of it. Through the eyes of faith, and for us all whose faith in Christ Jesus made us born again, this incident is reminiscent to when the Creator who is the Lord Jesus Christ - the Word (John 1:1-3 & 14) created man out of the dust. We, too, are now a restored living being with the breath of life, touched by the hand of grace in Christ Jesus. It is written: “then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” (Genesis 2:7 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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