Signs of Life Result of Salvation "Light""When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.(John 9:6,7)Here we see Jesus healing the man who had been blind from birth.There are many theories as to why Jesus used the method He did to heal him and I guess you and I have read most of them.I believe the key is right by the door with what Jesus said just before He made the mud of clay and anointed the man's eyes."That the works of God should be revealed IN him" (John 9:3)(my emphasis)All the man had to do was what Jesus said and he did that.I think there is a lesson here that Jesus was bringing across not only for the man but the people that were there and for us now.Sure Jesus could have said the word and the man would have been healed.The subject in this context here was light and darkness and that Jesus was the light of the world and He would soon be going away and that one day soon His followers would have that light placed in them and they would be the light in the world."I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(John 9:4-5)"Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”(John 8:12)I believe He put a light in the man when He touched his eyes so he could see physically,but he enclosed it in a vessel of clay and the clay had to be broken before the light could get through.This should bring to mind what Paul say's in. (2 Corinthians 4:6,7)"For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us."The moment we were saved the light was placed in us,in a vessel of clay and for that light to shine,the vessel must be broken and that is the process as we live our Christian life.As the vessel is broken,we receive more light of the knowledge of Jesus Christ and more of that light is revealed to others through us.So we can see by this sign or miracle that a result of salvation is Light."I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness."(John 12:46)
Good word brother.May His light shine brightly through our brokenness
_________________William
