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Wash in the Pool of Siloam

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(John 9:7)

"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

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Jesus was walking along with the disciples.

Jesus saw a blind man on the street.

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The disciples asked Jesus, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" In those days, the Jews believed that the people who were born handicapped were made that way because of sin.

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"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus,

"but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."

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 "As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me.

Night is coming, when no one can work. I will do God's work as I can."

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The words meant that Jesus would suffer at the cross and die.

Jesus knew that he would be crucified for us so he made sure that all he did was for God.

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Then Jesus approached the man.

The disciples wondered what Jesus would do.

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He spit on the ground and made some mud with the saliva.

What would Jesus do with this? The disciples wondered and kept watching.

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Jesus put it on the man's eyes and said to him,

 "Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam."

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After hearing Jesus, he went to the Pool of Siloam right away.

Siloam meant Sent.

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The man eagerly went to wash his eyes with the water of Siloam as Jesus had told him.

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After washing the mud away, the man was surprised.

He could see something.

It was amazing.

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The man shouted, "I can see it. I can see it."

He was healed.

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The people who saw the man running said, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?" "Yes, that's right. It is miracle. What is going on?"

Others said, "No, he only looks like him."

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But he himself insisted, "I am the man.

I am the beggar who could not see until this morning."

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The people questioned, "How then were your eyes opened?" He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash.

So I went and washed, and then I could see."

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Even though he was a blind beggar, when he had obeyed as Jesus said to him, he experienced a great miracle. God's greatness was showed to him by making his eyes opened.

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We can receive the grace of God like him.

It is not difficult.

If you live as God's Word says, you will see miracles happen all around you, too.