THE BLIND

Jesus healed blind men in Jericho, Bethsaida, and Siloam. 

As he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus in the way. Mark 10

This man lived each day in total darkness. Those who could see did not feel the same desperate need for Christ that he felt. 

When the Lord convicts you of your sinful state and lost condition, you relate more to Bartimaeus than to those in the crowd (who see themselves as having no need for Jesus' touch). Your cry is heard and your faith in Christ brings salvation.

And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 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. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Mark 8

The spitting on his eyes and the touch of Jesus' hands were acts that this blind man could 'feel', assuring him that healing would take place. He looked 'up', then he looked 'through' (a mist as it were), and finally, he looked 'into' the faces of those around him with perfect clarity. 

Our walk of faith takes us down a similar path. First, the receiving of salvation, secondly the journey of a believer's life on earth, and lastly ... his glorification when he is finally home. (explained in, 1 Corinthians 13:12 - For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known) ... perfect clarity. 

Now, the third man ... 

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth. He spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went his way therefore and washed, and came seeing. John 9

Jesus could have cured him with just a word, but he chose to do it in a completely different manner to show that He is not tied to ... 'method'. 

Denominational differences have created manmade schisms among those who truly know Christ. If these three men had met each other after their sight had been restored, I doubt that an argument would have taken place concerning the differences in how the miracle took place.

They would have agreed that it was the 'Who', not the 'how', that brought them deliverance. 

It's about Jesus, pilgrim ... just Jesus.