seekeroftruth
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Luke 18:35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
If it weren't for the leaders in verse 39, this would just be a really miraculous healing. I could talk about persistence again. But look.... the leaders, probably by now seasoned disciples, shushed him. I wonder if he got loud every time anyone with authority, who might make his plight a little easier, came by. I wonder if he yelled for more coin to survive on. Being half blind is a pain, being fully blind and waiting on help from the sighted is not something I look forward to. [no pun intended]
One of the main losses, when you are blinded, is independence. The day the doctor blinded me, I lost my ability to walk without fearing a fall. I lost my ability to walk around a corner without running into it, ripping skin. The day the doctor blinded me, I lost my ability to sew or crochet for months. My depth perception was shot dead. I had to learn where the needle is in space before I could thread a needle to sew. It's been almost two years but I threaded a needle just yesterday.
The biggest loss, however, is my ability to drive. With no depth perception, it's hard to judge where the car in front of me is, it's hard to judge where the sideline is. I have a blind spot on my right side as big as the car. If there's someone in the lane or shoulder to the right of me.... I can't see them. I can't get around anymore! Sure, Hubby will drive me.... but I run into displays in the stores... and I run into people... which is more awkward! How patient does society have to be with me while I learn where stuff really is? It's not their fault I can't see. Why should that guy have to rebuild that display. What if someone I run into has a gun [it's open carry out in Arizona] and decides I just want them to shoot me?!?
Being half blind is treacherous. I can only imagine what it's like being newly sighted!
I'm telling you the blind guy, newly sighted, would have a horrible time learning to get around at all. Learning new depth perception is not easy. It's taken me two years and a couple boxes of bandages to get mine semi under semi-control. How was this guy able to see, and walk, immediately after the healing?
When Jesus cured that man of his blindness...Jesus didn't stop with clearing up the problem with the eyes. Jesus healed the man's brain too!
Vision is how both eyes work with the brain to interpret the surroundings. That's how sighted people can tell how far away the ground is. That's how sighted people know where the wall is. That's how sighted people know where the needle is in the space in front of them. The brain had to learn to calculate distance so the blind man could see as well as function. That takes time... unless Jesus is the healer... because Jesus heals people totally.
Dr. Luke must have known how miraculous it was that this man just got up and walked away.
Jesus heals people totally!
