Mark 8:22

Mark 8:22 says, And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. When Jesus reached Bethsaida, a blind man was brought to Him.  We must also come to Jesus where He is.  Even though Jesus came to seek and save those who are lost, we still need to meet Jesus while He is near us spiritually.  Jesus never forces anyone to come to Him, even though He has sought them.  Verse twenty-three adds, And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.  Jesus took the man by the hand and led him out of town.  The man was not given a reason why this was happening but could simply follow in faith.  We may not always understand what is happening in life, but we need to simply continue to follow Jesus by faith.  Jesus spit on the man's eyes, though this was unnecessary in order to heal him.  Matthew Henry says this was a small sign to bolster the man's faith, which may have been weak at that time.  I believe God will always allow us to see signs that He is at work in our lives, ever if our faith is weak.  Jesus then asked the man what he saw.  Verse twenty-four continues, And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.  The man said he saw men that looked like trees walking.  I believe the man's limited sight was due to a lack of complete faith in Jesus.  When our faith is small in a particular circumstance, we may have limited vision as to what God has in store for us.  Verse twenty-five states, After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.  Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes and had him look up.  When Jesus touches us when we are having a hard time seeing clearly spiritually, we need to look up to Him and not around at the world.  The man's eyesight was restored then, and he saw clearly.  Jesus did not leave the man with partially restored sight, and He will not leave us with partially restored spiritual sight as long as we put our faith in Him completely. I believe this was because His faith in Jesus grew, and not because of the physical act of Jesus touching his eyes.  Verse twenty-six adds, And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.  Jesus then told the man to go home and not to tell anyone what had happened.  We on the other hand, when we meet Jesus Christ and accept Him as our personal Savior and Lord are given the command to go and tell everyone.  So today, let me tell you about a Man named Jesus Who came to redeem us from the death penalty of sin, by sacrificing Himself to a cruel death on the cross in our place.