Opening the Eyes of the Blind

 

 

Opening the Eyes of the Blind

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind….

Psalm 146:8

We come to consider another one of the marvelous texts in the 146th Psalm which celebrate the wonderful working of Christ. It is practically impossible to ignore the Christological implications of this list which the Psalm sets forth. Today, we come to consider these words, ‘The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.’ As we turn our attention to the life and ministry of Christ, we behold abundant examples of this, both in physical and spiritual ways. We see that Christ opened the eyes of blind Bartimaeus, of the man who had been born blind, and of the man, from the Gospel of Mark, whom Christ healed in two stages. In addition to these physical examples we see others who Christ liberated from spiritual blindness. Nicodemus, the woman at the well, Zaccheus and a host of others all received spiritual sight by their encounters with Christ. So we find it true for ourselves. We are, by nature, birth, and heritage, blind to all things truly spiritual. We cannot in any wise help our own spiritual blindness. Christ alone can ‘open the eyes of the blind.’ He does so by His Holy Spirit regenerating us, and by granting unto us the ability to see what we could not see by any other means. He enables us to see His truth. He shines the Sunlight of His Revelation upon us. If we have any spiritual understanding whatsoever, it is due to Christ Alone. ‘Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am found; was blind, but now I see.’

Our most Gracious and Wonder-working God,
we praise You that You have opened our eyes thus far.
We rejoice that we may see You, the only Wise God,
in the face of Jesus Christ.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning.