“Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.”
Mark 8:25
This blind man was taken outside of the city by the Lord and then healed. He was not reconciled with one touch or a spoken word of Jesus. In fact, this man was not even healed instantly. Jesus healed him gradually and in such an unconventional way.
God is sovereign, just, and fair. He has a reason and purpose for everything, even though we may not always perceive it. Sometimes the Lord heals instantly, other times gradually, and sometimes not at all. In the scriptures, He performs miracles in diverse ways. There are occasions when people are healed when we think they should not be. There are other instances when it seems good people, who deserve to be healed, are not. Suppose the Lord did not demonstrate these different ways and unlikely methods. In that case, it is possible we would attempt to approach the Lord on our own merits. Grace, then, would not abound. It shows that we do not control anything; only God does.
In the life of the Christian, some may gain remarkable spiritual sight as soon as they accept Christ as their Savior. Others may begin to see dimly at first and gradually come to a more precise understanding of who they serve and the holiness He wants them to demonstrate in their lives. We must realize that we are all at different places in our walk with the Lord Jesus. The way God works in our lives may not be the same way He works in another’s life. Consider that before looking upon others disparagingly.
“Today, when so much ink is spilled criticizing God’s servants, some of us need to start majoring more in encouragement.”
– Warren Wiersbe
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