Bring the Blind To Jesus

# 497 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 8:22 “Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.”

This Bethsaida is not the same as the one near Capernaum. It is on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Nonetheless, the notoriety of Jesus had preceded Him to this place and the people brought this blind man to Jesus for healing. Here was a man who once was able to see. We know that because in v 24, he was able to describe men as “trees walking”. This man had seen trees before which means that something had happened to cause him to lose his sight.

Do you know anyone like that? Oh I don't mean someone who once had physical sight and then became blind, I mean someone who has become spiritually blind. Someone who had come to faith, only to walk away from it later on in life. You can call it backsliding, or the one who has become a prodigal if you like. It doesn't matter what you call it, but that person needs to have their spiritual sight restored.

Take heart, for in this miracle, it was not the blind man who came to Jesus. It was his friends who besought him and it was his friends who begged, who pleaded with Jesus to restore his sight, and He did. Be a friend. Keep praying for those sheep who have wandered away, bring them to Jesus and be persistent in praying for their salvation.

Father just now a number of friends, family, neighbors, and adult children of friends come to mind. They once had that child-like faith but have slipped into spiritual blindness. I bring them to you now in prayer Lord and ask that You restore their spiritual sight. In Jesus name, Amen.