Miracles of Jesus- The Boy Born Blind

What happens when we encounter a miracle that defies every theological argument we've constructed? The story of the man born blind in John 9 shatters our carefully built doctrines about why suffering exists and who deserves healing. The disciples were so focused on finding someone to blame, was it the man's sin or his parents'? that they nearly missed the miracle standing before them. Jesus cuts through their theological debate with a revolutionary statement: this happened so the works of God could be revealed. We often spend years revisiting past sins, convinced they're blocking our healing, when Jesus has already declared us forgiven and cleansed. The blind man didn't need a perfect past; he needed obedient faith. When Jesus made mud and told him to wash in the pool of Siloam, it seemed ridiculous. Yet this man walked across town with mud on his face because he believed. His action wasn't earning the miracle—it was activating what Jesus had already provided. We see this pattern throughout Scripture: the leper had to come, the centurion had to walk away trusting, Peter's mother-in-law had to arise. Faith without works is dead, not because we earn anything, but because obedience demonstrates we truly believe. The question isn't whether we have enough faith, but whether we'll move on what we've heard from God. Mustard seed faith says simply: if Jesus said do it, I'll do it, expecting miraculous results.