Motivated By The Mud

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“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

Imagine today’s verse for a bit. How would you react if someone mixed their saliva with some dirt on the ground and put it on your face like that? Ewww! Why didn’t Jesus just heal this guy with a word or a touch? Why the messy prelude?

If you noticed, Jesus did two things. First, He placed mud on the man’s eyes. Then, He told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. Of course, the man willingly obeyed. If you had some gross concoction smeared on your eyes, wouldn’t you? The mud actually provided the motivation for his obedience.

My point is we don’t always have to understand why we find ourselves muddy sometimes. Maybe if we weren’t muddy, we would never be motivated to obey! And obedience is crucial to a successful and flourishing walk with the Lord.

Let’s not despise the mud on our faces today. We all have times of trial. Let’s use them for an opportunity to be obedient! God is just trying to help us see better!