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"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world." When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes. (John 9:5-6)
This man had never seen light, but had certainly heard a lot about it. He also was right there listening to what the disciples and Jesus were saying about him, likely wondering what this was all about and what might transpire next.
Why did Jesus not just heal him immediately like he did other blind men? In this case He seemed to initially move in a different direction. If someone were to put wet, sticky clay on your eyes would it help you see better or would it make things worse?
Look how closely similar this is to the account in Genesis of how Jesus created man originally. He shaped the clay of the ground into a being that bore a striking resemblance of Himself and then kissed that form into life. This time He uses clay again but only works with part of a human that was malfunctioning. Then He asks the person to get involved in the process themselves and help to complete it by washing away the clay that was covering their eyes.
What does this imply about the power apparently inherent in the saliva of God?
What does this imply about our participation in God's healing work in our lives?
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