Men like trees walking?

Mark 8:18 – 38

There is a very unique story in this passage. Jesus has a blind man brought to him and those that brought him asked if Jesus would heal him. No where does it say that the blind man asked for healing but his friends or relatives did. Rather than make a big scene in town, Jesus takes the man out of the town. It does not say why he took him out of town but as I read this passage I can think of two possible reasons 1) as in other miracles Jesus did not want to alert too many people so as to draw the attention of the Pharisees, not that they could have done anything to Him but that it could have put limits on his further ministry by their casting doubts into the hearts of the people about Jesus. 2) Because the man did not ask for prayer it would seems his faith was a little weak so Jesus did something unique, He spit in the dirt, made mud and placed it on his eyes. Jesus may not have wanted to start the first church of mud-in-your-eye, you know the way we are, someone in history would have done it had it been a big scene. So why did Jesus do this? I believe the man’s waning faith needed a boost. Jesus always knew what to say or do that would meet people exactly where they are. Perhaps this man needed to have some unique demonstration to help him believe. The power was not in the mud but in faith and Jesus did what He needed to do to increase the man’s faith so the Father would be honored and heal the man.

Being blind and then seeing men “as trees walking” proved to the man that he was being healed. Jesus next step was to touch him again so that the healing would be completed. God never does things part way! He always completes what he begins. Paul wrote this in Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;” Whatever the Lord has begun in you he will complete, trust Him about that! Know also that sometimes He will challenge your way of thinking. He doesn’t always do things our way; He may need to spit in the mud to bring healing to you also. I other words do something that does not necessarily fit the way that you think in order to remind you that He is God. If you are willing to believe you will “see” your miracle happen.

What impossible thing do you need to believe God for? Take the leap, don’t put God into a box, believe that he can do anything any way He would like!