In John 9, Jesus encountered a man who had been blind from birth. The Lord spit on the ground, made a bit of mud, placed the muddy spit on the man’s eyes, and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. Why this process? Why the pool of Siloam and not another? We’re not told. But later, when the man recounted the story to his neighbors, he said, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” Jesus’ instructions were probably as baffling to the blind man as they are to us, but he faithfully obeyed Jesus and was greatly blessed!
We would do well to develop a similar attitude. We may not always understand why the Lord commands what He does. But we also don’t have to. Like the blind man, when Jesus says, “Go,” we go! Faithful, trusting obedience is the path to healing and salvation.