February 12, 2026

Hey guys, 

I hope you're having a great week. I wanted to do something a little bit different this week than I normally do. I'm going to share four passages with you, instead of just one verse. From each of the four Gospels, we read a story of Jesus healing four different blind people. 

In Luke 18, we see a blind man brought to Jesus for healing. Jesus simply speaks and the man could see. 

In Matthew 20, a man was brought to Jesus, and Jesus simply touched his eyes, and the man could see. 

In Mark 8, a young man was brought to Him. Jesus then walked him out of the city, spit on his eyes, and the man was healed. 

Then, in John 9, a man born blind was brought to Him needing healing. Jesus spit in the dirt, swirled it around, and made some mud. He put the mud on the man’s eyes, and then told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. Then, the man could see.

Each of those seem strangely different. If Jesus had the power to simply speak healing, why wouldn't he just do that for every person that's brought to Him? Why would He consider touching some of them? Why would He walk one young man out of the city? Why would He go to the trouble of spitting in the dirt, making the mud, putting the mud on the guy's eyes, and then telling him to go wash…even another step in the process? Why would Jesus do that? 

My wise, theological answer is… I don't know.

Let's be careful not to miss the miracle that each of these four people walked away from Jesus’ presence being able to see! But Jesus doesn't have to answer according to our expectations. He is not bound by our timeframes, our stipulations, requirements or our expectations. The way Jesus performed these miracles is very different each time.

Why? Again, I don't know.

Here's the point…If Jesus had healed the man without taking him outside the city gates, it’s possible that it could have put others in danger. It probably required a little bit of extra faith for the man to go wash in the pool of Siloam. And of course, he couldn't get there by himself, so someone else had to take him. Maybe the people who walked him there needed to see the miracle up close, maybe that was how they encountered Jesus.

Whatever the circumstance, whatever the context, whatever the reason, God is in control, God understands, and God has a plan. What’s more, if someone were to ask us why, oftentimes, we could only muster, “I don’t know.” 

So, take encouragement from this today. Whatever your struggle. Whatever you're going through or dealing with, Jesus can work miracles in each of those contexts, the way that He wants to, in order to provide you healing.

Love you guys,

John