Jesus Spit In His Eyes

When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes ...John 9:6 (NASB)

2 Aren’t you glad there’s not a hymn, "Power in the Spit", "Are You Washed in the Spit?", "Holy Spirit Spit on Me."

a The power for healing was from God, not in spit.

b Maybe the spit was to help the man’s faith increase (something to touch, feel, smell...real. I don’t know)

B ...and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?"

1 Laying on of hands to pray for the sick/afflicted is common in His ministry (disciples, Apostles, early church)

2 Jesus asks, "Do you see anything?"-I’m doing a work in you.

a Bartimaus-believed

b Man at pool of Siloam-shall we gather at the river

c Mark 8, "He touched me"

d God can move anyway He wants.

C And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around."

1 "Said" in the Greek is in an imperfect tense (kept saying over & over & over)

2 The man was overjoyed with his limited sight.

a Not being unthankful, impolite, ungrateful...he’d been content without seeing blurs.

b Jesus had more to give him.

D Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.

1 The man would have been elated with a little sight, but Jesus had so much more for the man.

2 We have been touched once...satisfied, content

a Jesus wants to give you so much!

b Some of us need the first touch (salvation)

c Some of us are in desperate need for another touch

d Don’t be satisfied with blurry sight...see Jesus!

3 Restored literally means he was put back together.

a Many of us have things that Jesus needs to put back together (relationships, character, integrity, hearts).

b There’s healing in Jesus.

Conclusion

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