Jesus often did things in unique and unexpected ways. He certainly did with the healing of the blind man! My daughter, Alexis, thought Jesus’s method was quite gross.
John
9:1-7 1As he
went along, he [Jesus] saw a man blind from birth. 2His
disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he
was born blind?" 3"Neither this man nor his parents
sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God
might be displayed in his life. 4As long as it is day, we
must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While
I am in the world, I am the light of the world." 6Having
said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on
the man's eyes. 7"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool
of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came
home seeing.
Jesus wasn’t
even present when the blind man received his sight! Yet, he healed the blind
man for God’s glory!
As I was
giving a lecture on this passage yesterday, numerous technology aspects didn’t
work out as planned. First, we couldn’t get the projector to turn on for the
PowerPoint slides to display. Second, the music was muted so we ended up singing
a cappella. Third, the recording device we normally use was missing. God did eventually
provide a way to get the projector to turn on with the help of someone
remotely. Then, He had my husband and I brainstorm an alternative recording
method that worked. It certainly wasn’t a smooth Bible study, but God gets the
glory for being the unique provider once again!!!
How about
your challenging situations? Will you look for ways God might accomplish His
purposes through it? He is aware and has a plan!
