LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL
By Pastor Mensa Otabil

Wednesday 3rd December 2025

AN UNUSUAL APPROACH

Scripture Reading: John 9

When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. John 9:6

Jesus primarily healed people by speaking the word of healing to them. Sometimes He laid hands on the sick for them to be healed. Those were the usual means by which Jesus brought healing to the sick. On this occasion, Jesus did something different to bring healing to the blind man. He used a natural material – clay – in addition to the touch of His hand and His word of instruction.

Jesus made clay.

The Lord made the clay in the usual way a person of His time would make a small amount of clay. He used His spittle to create the mixture with earth from the ground.

The clay was made from the natural properties of the ground. So we can see that nature or natural elements played a role in this healing. Perhaps we can say that the Lord Jesus is not against using natural elements as part of His healing process.

Interestingly, God made man from the ground.

Jesus touched the man’s eyes.

The clay did not lift itself to the man’s eyes. The Lord used His hand to move the clay from the ground to the source of the man’s pain. That is what the Lord does for us. He touches us where we hurt to bring us healing.

If we need healing from Him, we must allow Him to touch us where we hurt. The hands of Jesus do not cause pain; they bring healing.

Jesus anointed the man’s eyes.

The touch of Jesus and the clay from the ground were the anointing the man needed to bring him healing.

We learn that the Lord Jesus uses both natural and supernatural means to touch the lives of people.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, touch my life with your healing hands. I receive the healing anointing in my body. In Jesus’ name, Amen.