8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.” (John 9:8-12 – English Standard Version)
We love to see miracles and sometimes we ask for miracles. However, when miracles happen, we ask, “Is this real?” This beggar used to sit and begged on the street. I believe this beggar probably sat at the same spot at the same time, probably not once a month or once a week, but every day. So, the neighbors knew him. But when they saw the beggar’s eyes opened, they doubted it. “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “No, but he is like him.” He’s not him. He’s just someone who looks like him. When miracles happen, we can easily conclude, “It’s not possible.” “It’s just an illusion.” Things can’t turn around that quickly. There must be something bad happening next. Although we want bad situation turns to good as quickly as possible, it seems like we have a time frame in terms of when the situation would be changed. If the problem is resolved too quick (compared to our own expectation), we would not believe. Really? Situation can turn out better just in a minute? Are you kidding me? I’ve spent months and months to resolve the problem and the problem just been resolved in a click? No way. That can’t be possible. In God, nothing is impossible. If He will, problem can be resolved in second. He doesn’t even need a minute. It may take a while for the beggar to walk to Siloam. But by the very moment that the water touched his face, he can see. We need to believe in miracles. We also need to believe in the timing that the miracle happens.
