ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For SATURDAY, 1ST APRIL, 2023.
Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer
Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l
Topic: WHAT DO YOU SEE?
MEMORIZE: “And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.” Genesis 13:14-15.
SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 8:22-26.
“And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 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. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house.”
EXPOSITION:
Ability to see is power to possess. It is what you see that define your life.
A blind man was brought to Christ with a desire that he would touch him. Those that brought him have faith that one touch of Christ's hand would recover him his sight; but the man himself showed not that earnestness for a cure that other blind men did. If those that are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet let their friends and relations pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them.
Christ led this blind man out of the town (Bethsaida) , Mark 8:23. He did not bid his friends lead him, but he himself took him by the hand, and led him, to teach us to be eyes to the blind, Job 29:15. Never did that poor blind man had such a Leader. He had only designed privacy, he might have led him into a house, into an inner chamber, and have cured him there; Perhaps Christ took the blind man out of the town, that he might have a larger prospect in the open fields, to try his sight with, than he could have in the close streets.
The cure of the blind man, by that blesssed Jesus, who came into the world to preach the recovering of sight to the blind (Lu 4:18), and to give what he preached.
In this cure we may observe,
1. That Christ used a sign; he spat on his eyes, and put his hand upon him. He could have cured him, as he did others, with a word speaking, but thus he was pleased to assist his faith which was very weak, and to help him against his unbelief. And this spittle signified the eye-salve wherewith Christ anoints the eyes of those that are spiritually blind, Revelation 3:18.
2. That the cure was wrought gradually, which was not usual in Christ's miracles. He asked him if he saw aught, Mr 8:23. Let him tell what condition his sight was in, for the satisfaction of those about him. And he looked up; so far he recovered his sight, that he could open his eyes, and he said, I see men as trees walking; he could not distinguish men from trees, otherwise than he could discern them to move. He had some glimmerings of sight, and between him and the sky could perceive a man erect like a tree, but could not discern the form thereof, Job 4:16. But,
3. It was soon completed; Christ never doeth his work by the halves. He put his hands again upon his eyes, to disperse the remaining darkness, and then bade him look up again, and he saw every man clearly, Mr 8:25.
Brethren, what do you see concerning your life, family, career, relationship, etc. Many people are seeing death, anguish, insecurity, unconquerable enemies, etc, thereby running from one Church to another and from one prophet to another. This made them victim of fake prophets. Do you need the second touch of our Lord Jesus Christ? Cry aloud unto Him. Tell Him the true condition of your life. Don't live a fake life again. If you are truthful to Him, He will touch you again and give perfect restoration and total recovery. Open up to Him before it is too late.
PRAYER POINT: Lord, I need your touch of healing and restoration today, touch me now in Jesus name.
Lord, open my spiritual eyes like you did the servant of Elisha when they were opposed by Syrian army. Let me see victory and joy instead of defeat and fear in Jesus name.
DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – I Kings 1-3
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