Christ Heals the Blind Man
Mark 8:21-2521 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And 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 upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
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Some Really Good Questions?
Why wasn’t Christ able to restore this man’s sight the first time? Why was the blind man seeing things that looked like trees walking around as men? Why did Christ’s second try succeed? Wouldn’t it be natural for God in the Flesh on Earth to fail on the first attempt?
These are the questions of a truly blind person. A person that has no ability to see past the physical. Unfortunately, there are many more of these souls than those that can actually “SEE”.
Why Trees?
From the garden of Eden throughout the Old and New Testaments God uses images and attributes of trees to teach with the use of imagery. If He talks of a Cedar of Lebanon, he is referencing strength, age, stability, deep roots, dependability, resilience, immortality, tenacity, majesty without pride. In the Garden we have the Tree of Life-Christ, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil-Satan. Another instance God refers to the Assyrian as a cedar of Lebanon, but his pride overcomes him; just as it did Satan.
Ezek 31:3-11
3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. 4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. 10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
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The Burning Bush, The Brambles, The Fig Tree, the T-Asher, the Olive Tree, the Bad Fig and many more. So when Christ restores the Blind man’s sight the first time, he gives him the ability to see the men’s Spirit. Then Christ gives him the sight of the physical. I’m sure the poor blind man was confused, never having seen anything before- Spirit or Physical.
Take off the Blinders
We need the sight of the Physical to navigate through this Earthly Realm, but we must use our Spiritual Sight to navigate our way with God. The only way to do this is by viewing this World through the Prism of God’s Word. When you use God’s Word and Christ’s Gospel to view this world, you see Their Hand at work in every aspect of everything. Satan has the Blind following him, they see nothing but the Physical, for he is the Prince of this World. If they were not blind they would never follow him. Christ is the Light of the World for those with eyes to see, and He Illuminates our path. Just make sure you have enough Oil in your Lamp. Oil from the OLIVE TREE!
Olive Oil in Greek: NT:1636
e)lai/a
elaia (el-ah’-yah); feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary; an olive (the tree or the fruit): El-God’s Title: Yah- God’s Name. Olive Oil in Greek is Phonetically God’s Title and His Name. What a coincidence! Yea, Right!
Matt 25:1-13
5 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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Never run short of Oil. Always have God’s Word at work in your heart and mind and you will never be blinded by this World. Christ will always light your way.