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Spiritual blindness and removing spiritual blindness — Miracles of Jesus Christ

 

  Matthew 9:27-30

(27) And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. (28) And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. (29) Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. (30) And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
King James Version

 

 

In this healing miracle, Jesus Christ heals two blind men in Capernaum, probably in Peter’s house (Matthew 9:27-31). Peter saw Jesus work several miracles in his house: the healing of his mother-in-law, the healing of the paralytic who was let down through the roof to come before Him, and this restoration of sight to the blind men.

Blindness seems to have been a more common problem in biblical times than today. Afflictions in those times were worse because people lived under poorer conditions and had limited access to medical care, if any was available at all. Nevertheless, these people had hope, for Isaiah 35:5 prophesies of the Messiah and His work: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.” This prophecy has a physical and a spiritual fulfillment. When Christ came to earth in the flesh, He healed many physically blind people. More importantly, though, He brought spiritual healing to many by opening their minds to see principles that lead to spiritual life.

Blindness is an appropriate description of sin’s effect. For example, a prophecy in Zephaniah 1:17 says, “I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD.” Sin causes people to grope spiritually at noon just as the blind grope in darkness (Deuteronomy 28:29). Sin puts us in darkness as blindness does, but spiritual darkness is a far worse darkness than its physical counterpart.

Spiritual blindness has only one remedy: Jesus Christ dwelling in us by the power of the Holy Spirit. In this healing of the two blind men, Jesus was physically before them, but for Christians, He is spiritually and personally available to us through the indwelling of His Spirit (John 14:20-23).

— Martin G. Collins

To learn more, see:
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Two Blind Men (Part One)


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Blindness, Spiritual
Healing of Two Blind Men
Removal of Spiritual Blindness
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