And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.” (Mark 8:22-26 ESV)
Have you ever had your pupils dilated? You know where they put the drops in and look into your eyes at an examination to get a good look at the back of your eye. Then you can’t see clearly for a while. I image this is what this man saw. When he saw people that looked like trees, he couldn’t see clearly.
How many of us walk around every day and can not see clearly? Now I don’t mean real eye sight, but the mirror that Paul refers to, now we see in a mirror dimly, but then we will see face to face, and clearly. Sin has blinded us to the world around us and makes us to focus on ourselves. That is truly the most vile of sins, the ones that make us think more highly of ourselves, and to ignore the needs of those around us. To say we love everyone and allow injustice to take over people’s lives.
How many of us need Jesus to touch us again so we can clearly see? Ask Jesus to help you let go of your looking inward and caring only for yourself, and to clearly see the world around you. Ask Jesus to give you His eyes, so you can see everything as He does…
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