Today I was doing a Bible study on the disciple, John. The study is by Beth Moore. Today's lesson was on prejudices. A part that really caught me was the very end. I'd like to share it with you."And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him [Jesus] a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23And 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?" 24And he looked up and said, "I see men, but they look like trees, walking." 25Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly." ~ Mark 8:22-25
"What makes this account unusual is that we see an incomplete healing that necessita
ted a second work of Christ. When asked if he saw anything, the blind man looked up and answered, "I see men, but they look like trees, walking." I am convinced that no matter how many Bible studies we attend and no matter how we serve our churches, we have not known the deep healing of Christ and the restoration of our souls until the way we view others has dramatically changed. The real issue is not physical sight but spiritual sight. Until we see everything clearly (vs. 25). Just as Christ sees them. Christ didn't see people as trees, walking. The blind man wasn't healed until he saw people as Christ saw them. Beloved, do we still see people as trees, walking? Do we see them as distortions of who they really are? Are we willing to allow God to change our minds and adjust our sight? We're only half-healed until we are." - Exert from John: The Beloved Disciple