The second touch

And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And 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?"  And he looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees, walking." Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."  And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"  And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. - Mark 8:22‭-‬30 ESV

Rev. Dan Whang

If your are having trouble with your spiritual eyesight, Jesus can heal you.

The theme of Mark 8 is spiritual blindness. It touches insiders and outsiders, friends of Jesus and enemies of Jesus. Even the disciples, who were with Jesus day after day, were blind to what Jesus was doing. Jesus gave them a revelation. But just like the blind man, they need Jesus to touch them again. So it is with us. We have a salvation story, each believer does. But that was then, now perhaps we've been blinded by sin or lost sight of Jesus. 

Just like the blind man, we need Jesus' second touch. We need Him to restore our sight again. Thus is how we grow. This is how we mature.

Restored sight

After Jesus touched the blind man the first time, Jesus asked the blind man if he could see. Jesus knew the answer. Jesus wanted the blind man to admit his blindness. The man needed to voice his need. Take a now routine surgery, Lasik. People with poor eyesight can be restored to 20/20. So it is with Jesus, when we read his word, pray, & worship, Jesus restores us a bit more. Not only that, but Jesus has secured us a place in heaven with God. So we need to keep going back to Jesus.