Our Messes, God's MiracleSample

Supernatural DNA

When Jesus healed the man who had been blind since birth, He chose to make mud from His saliva and dirt from the ground where He stood. The mud pie He created was unlike any other. Certainly, for the blind man, the miracle in the mud made all the difference.

The mud mask placed over his sightless eyes not only contained divine DNA, but it also contained the dirt of his homeland right at his feet. Jesus brought His supernatural healing power and used what was already there to produce this messy miracle. Jesus infused the dusty ground of earth with the unlimited power of heaven.

The miraculous mud Jesus made also symbolizes who He was, both God and man when living in this world. The Bible tells us that the Son of God was fully human while also fully, perfectly divine, which enabled Him to atone for our sins once and for all, paying the debt we could not pay. By choosing to add His supernatural saliva to the dusty ground, Jesus illustrated how He bridges heaven and earth, enabling all of us not only to see spiritually but to experience a relationship with God our Father.

We have access to this same incarnational power when we invite the Holy Spirit to dwell in us. Sometimes, though, we do not follow through on obeying God’s commands and instructions. Our faith remains weak and immature while our commitment to God stays half-hearted. We do not experience God’s power and presence fully unleashed in our lives. Think for a moment about what you believe is holding you back in your faith—your past mistakes, your weaknesses, or your wounds from others. No matter what you might believe holds you back, you are, in Christ, by Christ, for Christ, an overcomer!

You overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Whether you overcame thirty years ago or thirty days ago or thirty minutes ago, you called on the name of the Lord and experienced the power of His Spirit in you. Do not let anything choke your growth as you mature in your faith. God has breathed new life into you through the Spirit. Jesus has entered into the muddy mess of your mistakes and missteps and washed you clean in His blood!