The Armor of God - The Abilities of Jesus - Part 2 of 10

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10

The next ability of Jesus that I will focus on is His ability to enable the blind to see. In each of us God has made Himself known(Romans 1:19). For since the beginning of creation, He has revealed His power and glory(Rom 1:20). Most people though, do not follow God but instead give in to their lusts and desires (Rom 1:21). They have chosen the wide gate of the world and not the narrow gate of God(Matt 7:13,14). They are blind to the ways of the Lord.

In chapter nine of the gospel of John is an account told where the disciples ask Jesus their rabbi, about a man who had been blind all his life. The question they asked was who had caused his blindness, the parent's sin or the man's. What the disciples didn't take into consideration was that first, God makes the mute, the deaf, and the blind(Ex 4:11). Second, that sin is not always the reason some are blind(John 9:3). Whatever the case, Jesus instructed His disciples that we must work the works of God while we are able to do so(John 9:4). Jesus then told His disciples that He is theLight of the world and in the world(John 9:15). Then Jesus did something curious. Jesus spit into the dust and created clay. Then He placed the clay on the blind man's eyes. Jesus told the blind man to wash in the pool of Siloam(which means Sent). Once he washed he was able to see.
In the Bible, clay is a symbol of weakness, especially the frality of the flesh. In this sequence of events, Jesus symbolized how we can open our eyes spiritually. First, our eyes are the lamps of the body(Matt 6:22). They determine if our whole body is full of light or full of darkness. Basically, what this means is that our eyes symbolize what we focus our lives on most. What Jesus did is to cover the blind man's eyes with clay, symbolizing the frality of our flesh. Then He told him to "go" and cleanse his eyes in the waters of Siloam(Sent). Jesus washed away the blind man's view of the flesh and opened his eyes to the new life in Christ. We are also given this same scenario in our life for the Father who enters our heart and tells us that we can go to the fountain of life, the One He sent, and be healed of our blindness. We also have the power(Matt 28:19,20) and the honor of telling others(Acts 1:8) how they can receive their sight in this world of darkness.
May we be empowered and encouraged by Jesus' ability to enable the blind to see.