August 11, 2010
Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, "I see men like trees, walking." Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
Mark 8:22-25
"Do you see anything?" After spitting on a blind man's eyes, Jesus placed His hands on the man and asked him this telling question. It's a strange scenario, isn't it? Would you or I ever think to spit on someone's eyes to heal them? Just as we saw in Mark 7:32, Jesus uses ordinary means to make supernatural things happen. But the man's vision was not yet fully restored. "I see men like trees, walking," he told Jesus. His vision was blurred and all he could see were shadows of unclear images. Verse 25 says Jesus once again put His hands on the man and his sight was fully restored. The man needed a second touch from Jesus.
Sometimes, as followers of Jesus Christ, we need a second touch from Jesus. We sometimes lose sight of God's will in our lives. Maybe family or financial stresses steal our attention, or we get tired of "church" because someone offended us. Maybe a past failure has caused our vision to become blurry, or our pride is blinding us altogether. When you look to the Lord, do you see anything? Are His ways clear to you? Do you understand His purpose for your life, and see His guidance of your every step? Or do you only see the junk that's on nearly every magazine, billboard, DVD, and television show? Are you blinded by the materialism and pornography that causes you to stumble in your faith? Today, wherever you are and whatever you are experiencing, Jesus is willing to touch your life... maybe for the second (or third or fourth or fiftieth) time. You see, Jesus never gives up on you.
Maybe today you need a second touch from the Master. Not only is He right there asking if you can see -- He is also ready to heal your wounds and make you whole. If so, just pray right where you are and simply ask Him to heal you. He loves you so much and wants to bless you abundantly.
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