Mark 8:23-25 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 upon him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see men; but they look like trees, walking.” Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and saw everything clearly.
I always loved this particular gospel account. Jesus laid hands upon this guy twice to achieve a complete healing. It gives me hreat encouragement when I pray for the Holy Spirit to heal someone that the goal may not be achieved at least not instantly or at least as I had pictured it. I'm not saying that the issue in this healing has to do with Jesus. I'm sure the problem was a blockage in the blind man. I have known in my own case of times when God wanted to heal me and I became the block. Some of those had to do with my character and how it impacted relationships. God knew I needed some radical adjustments but I was resistant. Maybe in some areas I still resist.
Really this account makes me know that Jesus will not give up on me even if it takes many attempts to make me whole. Like the blind man I can depend on Jesus meeting me again and again at my points of need and he will achieve as much of the goal as I allow. He then will patiently wait for the next opportunity to touch me with his blessings and grace.
I pray we can all let the Lord work for us again and again.
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