POOL CALLED SENT

Jn.9:6,7 – Then Jesus spat on the ground and made some clay with his saliva. Then he anointed the blind man’s eyes with the clay. And he said to the blind man, “Now go and wash the clay from your eyes in the ritual pool of Siloam.” So he went and washed his face and as he came back, he could see for the first time in his life!

There are so many little hints to the work of God hidden away in the scripture. In this passage the blind man is told to wash in a pool which very name means “sent”. Jesus is the Apostle of our faith, the One sent out from the Father. Here is how Brian Simmons describes this.

“Or “the pool of apostleship.” Siloam is a Hebrew word that means “to be sent” or “to be commissioned”—the Greek word for apostle or apostleship is the closest meaning. The apostle of our faith is the Lord Jesus Christ who was sent from the Father. To wash in the Pool of Apostleship is to recognize the healing that flows from the One who was sent from heaven.”

Another hidden hint is the use of split and clay. Jesus is the man of the earth, the man of clay, and He washes us with the words of His mouth. Here again are comments from Simmons on this passage.

“In the context of Jesus’ teaching on the light of the world and mankind being in the dark, this miracle of giving sight to the blind man is a powerful proof of Jesus’ words. Christ, in his birth, became a man of clay. When he applies this clay over our eyes and we wash in the water of his Word, our spiritual sight is restored.”

This is a powerful picture of the way the Lord works in our lives. He heals us through the power of His word and the power of the Holy Spirit. Every day we go to the Apostle of our faith and apply the spit and the clay to our eyes. We are made whole by the washing of the water of His word and the Spirit. If your world is a little dim or hazy go back to the pool Of Siloam, spit and clay may have an unexpected effect on your life. Feast on His word and drink of His Spirit everyday and you will see clearly.