By Ev Ronald Murugayo
The eye is a very important sensory organ in anyone’s life because, without it, one cannot easily move or advance in anything.
Without sight, one cannot see the work God is doing in their life. Therefore, appreciating God will be very difficult.
Jesus’ death on the Cross was to restore to us all that belong to us; the things that have been freely given to us.
Restoring sight was key in Jesus’ mission here on earth. We see Him restoring the sight of a blind man in John 9:7.
We also see the story of Bartimaeus in Mark 10:51-52, when Jesus asked him what he wanted Him to do for him , and he replied: “That I may receive my sight,” which Jesus did and immediately Bartimaeus followed Him.
In spite of this great testimony, most of the witnesses missed the message in the miracle. The religious leaders persecuted the newly healed man.
Moreover, they condemned the Healer, Jesus Christ, calling Him a sinner.
Greater blindness existed in their lives than in the man Christ healed; he was only physically blind.
Unlike him, the leaders were spiritually blind; in the heart and mind.
There are three things we see in John 9:7 & Mark 10:51-52 that without sight:
- You become a beggar. You will always need the help of someone else to do nearly anything in this life.
- It is hard to follow God and contribute to the great commission as commanded by Jesus.
There is no chance that you will see even if you are shown the way. Ideally, you are lost.
This can also mean you are lost spiritually because there are spiritual eyes too. - Our faith in Jesus Christ is what restores us. Meaning without activating your faith in Jesus, your life has no direction.
So, celebrating Easter without faith in Jesus Christ is definitely wasting time.
Implication the miracle
The miracle of restoring sight was the sole purview of the Messiah predicted by Prophet Isaiah.
“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened…” (Isaiah 35:5). Isaiah 42: 4-7 also points towards the Lord’s act of opening eyes of the blind.
Restoration and reconciliation could not be complete without restoring the sight of man.
That is why Jesus was so passionate about restoring the sight of man-both the physical and spiritual sight.
Whereas physical sight is restored once, restoration of spiritual sight is a continual process that as we encounter Jesus, it gets more restored.
The more we understand what Jesus did for us on the Cross, the more our spiritual eyes get restored.
Restoring sight was an eye-opener for people to recognize Him as the messiah and the one sent by God to save the world from sin and suffering.
This Easter season is a season to receive more spiritual sight restoration as we meditate about Jesus’ death on the Cross and resurrection.
The Bible says Jesus healed people wherever He went. He restored lives. Matthew 4:24 states: “Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”
We see Jesus restoring people’s health, including those who had sight problems.
So, Jesus healing the blind and generally all forms of disease was pointing to the big picture of restoration on the Cross.
When He said it is finished, that is when complete restoration was done. He paid for all suffering and pain on the Cross.
In a season like this, we need to take over what belongs to us and complete our restoration.
Easter season reminds us to take our positions and recover everything that was paid.
Celebrating Easter
Easter is a season for us to reflect on Jesus act of giving up His life for us.
So, we surrender to His finished work and accept Him as our Saviour so He can fully live in us.
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me (Galatians 2:20). Paul fully surrendered to Jesus’ will.
As we go through this season, I pray that God will restore our sight-both physical and spiritual, so we can fully receive and enjoy things that have been freely given to us.
We must all look up to the finished work of Christ on the Cross, and accept and appreciate it.
