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by Brother Sylvester Narlock on August 27, 2017
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 8:22–25, KJV).
Just prior to this Scripture setting, Jesus had performed a miracle of feeding 5,000 with just a few loaves and fishes. Afterwards, the disciples—feeding until they were full—joined Jesus in a journey to Bethsaida. On this journey, Jesus tries to expound various truths to them, but they couldn’t comprehend His words. They were too full of earthy satisfaction to see more of the supernatural bread Jesus was trying to feed them.
They encounter a blind man, who was led to Jesus for a healing. Once Jesus met the blind man, He led him out of the town, out of the man’s comfort zone. Sometimes it isn’t until we’re truly vulnerable can God perform a miracle in our lives. Jesus had perfectly positioned this man for a blessing.
Jesus spat on the man’s eyes, laid hands on him, and the man’s eyes were opened. When Jesus asked the man if he saw, he said, “I see men as trees, walking.” The man could have said, “Yes, I see.” He could have walked away seeing in the gray, thinking everything was okay, and would have been satisfied too soon. But, he had a desire for something greater. His response was another way of saying, “I want more!”
We should all have a desire to have a greater touch of the Holy Ghost in our lives. In fact, it’s God’s nature to give us more than what we ask for and to make it personal for us. All we have to do is respond to His presence and let Him know we’re not satisfied—that we want more of Him. God will willingly give back to us pressed down, shaken together, and running over (Luke 6:38).
We see examples in Scriptures of many people who gave up too soon and didn’t get enough of God. The 10 virgins—5 wise and 5 foolish. The 5 wise brought extra oil with them to usher in the presence of the Bridegroom, but the 5 foolish thought they had enough oil. They were satisfied too soon. The story of the prodigal son teaches us not just a lesson in love and redemption, but that of wanting more. The other son who had stayed home his entire life never asked for more of his father. He was satisfied with what he had experienced his entire life. He was satisfied too soon.
Jesus taught the disciples to pray in earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9–13). We need to remember our only resource is not just on this earth, but in Heaven—that is our Father! He desires to give us our daily bread. The correct translation and meaning of “daily bread” is bread that never runs out! And, true to His Word, if we desire more of God’s blessings, He will pour it out on us and His cup will never run dry.
Today, let’s wake up and ask God for more. We need to seek after the Giver who will open the windows of Heaven, and Who will pour out a blessing that cannot be contained and cannot be controlled.
