John 9:6-12
6Having said these things, He spit on the ground and made mud from the saliva and rubbed the mud on the eyes of the blind man. 7And He said to him, “Be going away; be washing in the pool of Siloam” (which is interpreted, “Having Been Sent”). So he went away and washed, and he came seeing! 8Therefore, the neighbors and those seeing him previously that he was blind, were saying, “This is the one sitting and begging, is it not?” 9Others were saying, “This is he.” But others, “He is like him.” That one kept saying, “I am he.”
10So they were saying to him, “How were your eyes opened?” 11That one answered and said, “A Man being called Jesus made mud and rubbed my eyes and said to me, ‘Be going away to the pool of Siloam and be washing.’ And having gone away and having washed, I received sight!” 12So they said to him, “Where is that One?” He says, “I do not know.”
Good Day Child of God! "Father? I open myself to your teaching right now, please teach me? Amen" If you recall Jesus had this long argument with the "Sanhedrin Group". It's an easy name to remember. They discussed in the Jewish, Israeli, mid-east style; meaning there were raised voices, and from there they went on to get louder and more contentious. The argument was about Jesus and His credibility to teach in the Temple. Keep in mind, being a Jew, that is Religion, a reminder for those that forgot, included all kinds and types of schooling, teachers, rules, rites, and ceremonies that ultimately resulted in the right to teach, even the possibly to become part of the ruling body of Judaism, or the Sanhedrin.
At the end, with full frustration built up within the "Sanhedrin Group", Jesus walked right through them to get away from the fracas and move to a place that was quiet and where He could either rest, pray, or do something different. At least for a time. Arguing as they did takes allot out of the participants, and the listeners as well!
Today's easy lesson: If I calculated correctly there will be five Studies in Chapter 9 of John's Gospel, maybe six. I had to go ahead a bit, which is unusual, to get a sense of this Laurel and Hardy bit about the man that was healed of blindness in our reading above. Have you ever given it any thought or wondered why Jesus spit in His hands, mixed dirt with it, and rubbed it on the mans eyes? What did Jesus say to him right after He prayed for His eyes to be opened? He sent him off to the Pool of Siloam. Why, is there something special in that water, does the Pool have a special healing power, or was it just a simple example of how foolish the "Sanhedrin Group" could get?
How does this affect our daily walk with the Father? We often talk about why a prayer isn't answered right away, sometimes for years, and we don't understand. The fact is we don't understand. Jesus had no need to make mud and send the man to wash the mud off. The fact is the man never saw Jesus, he was blind. If Jesus sent him away, he would see for the first time and not know who or what he was seeing. From there the fun begins, because as the man says in the last few words, "I don't know", who heeled me. How could he? Yet there is a reason for the delay and washing his eyes away from Jesus. God has a lesson to teach, through Jesus, but not to the man that was healed. The message was for those that dared believe they were above Jesus, and Jesus is going to show them the fools that they are, or at least are acting like. That foolishness has already started when men with sight are asking a man that has been blind since birth is asked to tell them who healed him. He doesn't really know where he is, let alone recognize anyone around him. He wouldn't know his friends, except by voice, from anyone else as he first sees, and the "learned" are pushing for answers without giving that a thought. We do the same thing. Just because we want something done and quickly, we believe God should do it now and quickly. We rarely give consideration to what God knows and sees and what might be best in His Will and His Plan for the greater group of those whom Jesus sacrificed. Keep this in mind as you pray, that is when you talk with your Father, Daddy, Abba, and Trust that He will do what is in the best interest of the whole in your petition. Our Father doesn't think like you and I, He doesn't see like you and I, and He doesn't Love like you and I. He sees all, He knows all, and He does what is best for all. That is the Love that surpasses all understanding, and the Love you can depend on no matter what. Share your whole day with your Father, make Him your best and closest friend, and enjoy all the benefits that come from having your Father the most powerful and caring Father anyone could ever ask for or have. When you do that, you cannot lose, and you will have more confidence than ever before. Amen? Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
6Having said these things, He spit on the ground and made mud from the saliva and rubbed the mud on the eyes of the blind man. 7And He said to him, “Be going away; be washing in the pool of Siloam” (which is interpreted, “Having Been Sent”). So he went away and washed, and he came seeing! 8Therefore, the neighbors and those seeing him previously that he was blind, were saying, “This is the one sitting and begging, is it not?” 9Others were saying, “This is he.” But others, “He is like him.” That one kept saying, “I am he.”
10So they were saying to him, “How were your eyes opened?” 11That one answered and said, “A Man being called Jesus made mud and rubbed my eyes and said to me, ‘Be going away to the pool of Siloam and be washing.’ And having gone away and having washed, I received sight!” 12So they said to him, “Where is that One?” He says, “I do not know.”
Good Day Child of God! "Father? I open myself to your teaching right now, please teach me? Amen" If you recall Jesus had this long argument with the "Sanhedrin Group". It's an easy name to remember. They discussed in the Jewish, Israeli, mid-east style; meaning there were raised voices, and from there they went on to get louder and more contentious. The argument was about Jesus and His credibility to teach in the Temple. Keep in mind, being a Jew, that is Religion, a reminder for those that forgot, included all kinds and types of schooling, teachers, rules, rites, and ceremonies that ultimately resulted in the right to teach, even the possibly to become part of the ruling body of Judaism, or the Sanhedrin.
At the end, with full frustration built up within the "Sanhedrin Group", Jesus walked right through them to get away from the fracas and move to a place that was quiet and where He could either rest, pray, or do something different. At least for a time. Arguing as they did takes allot out of the participants, and the listeners as well!
Today's easy lesson: If I calculated correctly there will be five Studies in Chapter 9 of John's Gospel, maybe six. I had to go ahead a bit, which is unusual, to get a sense of this Laurel and Hardy bit about the man that was healed of blindness in our reading above. Have you ever given it any thought or wondered why Jesus spit in His hands, mixed dirt with it, and rubbed it on the mans eyes? What did Jesus say to him right after He prayed for His eyes to be opened? He sent him off to the Pool of Siloam. Why, is there something special in that water, does the Pool have a special healing power, or was it just a simple example of how foolish the "Sanhedrin Group" could get?
How does this affect our daily walk with the Father? We often talk about why a prayer isn't answered right away, sometimes for years, and we don't understand. The fact is we don't understand. Jesus had no need to make mud and send the man to wash the mud off. The fact is the man never saw Jesus, he was blind. If Jesus sent him away, he would see for the first time and not know who or what he was seeing. From there the fun begins, because as the man says in the last few words, "I don't know", who heeled me. How could he? Yet there is a reason for the delay and washing his eyes away from Jesus. God has a lesson to teach, through Jesus, but not to the man that was healed. The message was for those that dared believe they were above Jesus, and Jesus is going to show them the fools that they are, or at least are acting like. That foolishness has already started when men with sight are asking a man that has been blind since birth is asked to tell them who healed him. He doesn't really know where he is, let alone recognize anyone around him. He wouldn't know his friends, except by voice, from anyone else as he first sees, and the "learned" are pushing for answers without giving that a thought. We do the same thing. Just because we want something done and quickly, we believe God should do it now and quickly. We rarely give consideration to what God knows and sees and what might be best in His Will and His Plan for the greater group of those whom Jesus sacrificed. Keep this in mind as you pray, that is when you talk with your Father, Daddy, Abba, and Trust that He will do what is in the best interest of the whole in your petition. Our Father doesn't think like you and I, He doesn't see like you and I, and He doesn't Love like you and I. He sees all, He knows all, and He does what is best for all. That is the Love that surpasses all understanding, and the Love you can depend on no matter what. Share your whole day with your Father, make Him your best and closest friend, and enjoy all the benefits that come from having your Father the most powerful and caring Father anyone could ever ask for or have. When you do that, you cannot lose, and you will have more confidence than ever before. Amen? Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
