“He told him, ‘Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam’ (Siloam means ‘sent’). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!”
John 9:7 (NLT)
As Jesus walked with His disciples after His supernatural escape from the temple, He noticed a man blind from birth. The disciples assumed his suffering was punishment for sin, but Jesus corrected them. This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. His blindness became the backdrop for God’s miracle. Our suffering often works the same way—showing God’s power in our dependence or in our healing.
Jesus then reminds us not to waste the daylight. Night is coming. He’s teaching urgency—don’t stall when it comes to bringing people to the Light. While He is here, He is the Light of the world. Use the time you have for His glory.
What’s striking is that the blind man never asked for healing. Jesus initiates it. He makes mud, places it on the man’s eyes, and gives clear instruction. The man obeyed, and he came back seeing for the first time in his life because he encountered Jesus and followed His word.
But his healing confused everyone. Neighbors argued whether he was even the same person. His parents were unsure. The Pharisees were threatened. And over and over, the healed man had to testify about the One who changed him. This kind of transformation should be true of us—when we meet Jesus, it should be surprising, disruptive, and undeniable.
The saddest part of this passage is that the people who knew him best didn’t celebrate his healing. They dragged him to the Pharisees. Rules mattered more to them than relationship. Don’t be like them. When someone you know meets Jesus and begins to change, don’t get skeptical or heap rules on them. Celebrate. Trust God to walk with them. Go low. Learn from their miracle. Let their healing show you areas where you still need Jesus.