Our “mind’s eye” is our spiritual sight. There are many incidents in scripture where seeing physically as a metaphor, or closely tied to our ability to see spiritually.
Read Mark 8: 22-25:
They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around." Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
The first thing I notice in this passage is how my tender Jesus immediately responds to the requests of the people “to touch him.” Jesus does not merely touch him, “He took the blind man by the hand”.
Oh precious reader, if you are having trouble with your sight, the best thing you can do is let Jesus take you by the hand. Do you trust Him enough to do that? Ask him now. Go ahead, this paragraph will still be here when you are done. :)
Next, scripture continues, “...and led him...” Jesus will not just take you by the hand, he will lead you somewhere. He will take you with him. It will take courage to follow, after all, you cannot see where he is leading you. Do you trust Him? You can choose to. Just tell him right now, “Lord, I choose to trust you.”
Where did Jesus lead the man? “Outside the village.”
Why? I believe that the village held all he held dear, all he ever knew; his friends, his family, and his home. It represents the sum total of his former life, his habits, his beliefs, his fears, his reputation, and his limitations.
Perhaps the village represents the cares of this world. Perhaps it represents the distractions in our lives. Are you willing to be alone with Him? Clearly, he wants to get us alone. If you are reading this blog at a time when you coming out of a marriage, a long-term relationship, a home or a job, is it possible that Jesus is leading you out of your "village"? Are you willing to go? I urge you to, and I promise you will never be the same.
Jesus spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him and the man’s sight was partially restored. Readers, have you begun to see? Then, don't settle for partial sightedness. Give Jesus your honest answer, and continue to ask him for healing. He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it.
“Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes.
Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.”
Mark 8:25
This last sentence seems somewhat redundant at first glance. I believe that it is not. I believe that, “his eyes were opened” means that he received his spiritual sight, whereas, “his sight was restored” means that his physical sight was restored. I believe that “he saw everything clearly” means that he understood everything clearly. He understood who Jesus was, and that his life would never be the same because of his encounter with Him.
Readers, I pray that as you read this blog you are truly encountering Jesus for yourself. I pray that the verses I share with you stir a desire in you to read scripture for yourself. And I pray that you are growing more and more in love with Jesus.
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