From Brokenness to Beauty (Weekly Devotional)
Monday | February 16, 2026
The Artist Sees Differently
Read John 9:1-7:
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
Devotion:
When we encounter brokenness in our lives, our first instinct is to ask "why?" and search for someone to blame. But Jesus shows us a radically different perspective. When the disciples saw a blind man and asked who sinned, Jesus redirected their vision entirely: "This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him." The Creator who formed humanity from dust isn't afraid to get His hands dirty in the clay of our lives. He doesn't see our struggles as evidence of failure but as canvases for His glory. Today, instead of asking "why is this happening?" try asking "how might God display His work through this?" The Artist is already kneeling beside you, ready to create something beautiful from your broken pieces.
Tuesday | February 17, 2026
Healed in the Process of Being Sent
Read John 9:8-12; Isaiah 6:8:
His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man.” “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.” “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.
He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.” “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Devotion:
The pool of Siloam means "sent," and this detail reveals a profound truth: the blind man was healed as he went. Our healing isn't just for our own comfort—it's for our mission. God doesn't restore us so we can sit comfortably with our wholeness; He sends us out to be witnesses of His transforming power. The man couldn't fully explain the theology of his healing, but he had an irrefutable testimony: "I was blind, but now I see." Your story of God's faithfulness, even with its messy and muddy parts, is more powerful than any polished argument. Who needs to hear about the miracle God has worked in your life? Healed people heal people. Where is God sending you today with your testimony?
Wednesday | February 18, 2026
The Strength of Admitted Weakness
Read John 9:13-25; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10:
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided. Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.” They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?” “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.” He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Devotion:
The religious experts had all the theological knowledge, yet they remained blind. The formerly blind man had only his experience, yet he could see clearly. The difference? Humility. Charles Spurgeon wrote, "It's not our littleness that hinders Christ, but our bigness." The Pharisees were so convinced of their own sight that there was no room for Jesus to work. When we insist we have everything figured out, when we cling to our own supposed light, we miss the miracle happening right in front of us. True spiritual sight begins with admitting, "Lord, I'm blind here. I need You to help me see." God's power is perfected not in our strength but in our acknowledged weakness. What area of your life needs you to stop playing expert and start being honest?
Thursday | February 19, 2026
The Irritation That Drives Us to Healing
Read John 9:6-7; Romans 5:3-5:
After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Devotion:
Imagine having mud pressed into your eyes when you're already blind. Irritating, right? Yet this very irritation drove the man to the pool where healing awaited. Sometimes God allows situations to become uncomfortable—even unbearable—not to punish us but to move us toward the place of transformation. The restlessness in your soul, the tension in your circumstances, that "muddy situation" you're desperate to resolve—these might be God's way of driving you to the water. We often want instant relief, but God is after lasting transformation. The mud comes before the miracle. The irritation precedes the healing. What if the very thing you're praying God would remove is actually His invitation to the pool of being sent? Trust the process, even when it's uncomfortable.
Friday | February 20, 2026
Living As Light Bearers
Read John 9:35-41; Matthew 5:14-16:
Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.” Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.” Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?” Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains."
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Devotion:
The story ends with a stunning reversal: the physically blind man sees and worships Jesus, while the religious leaders who claimed perfect vision remain in darkness. Jesus declares He came "so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." We become light-bearers not by avoiding brokenness but by allowing God to fit our broken pieces together in ways that catch His light. Your struggles aren't disqualifications—they're the very places where God's glory shines brightest. A mosaic's beauty isn't that the glass was never broken; the beauty is found in the breaks themselves. As you go forward, remember: you don't need to have it all together to reflect Christ's light. You just need to be honest about your need for Him. Let your mosaic—complete with all its cracks and repairs—show the world how beautiful His grace really is.
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