Finding Jesus in Mark: On Your Mark

Many of us can see Jesus but struggle to see Him clearly, like looking at a tree and thinking it's just one big leaf. Through the story of Jesus healing a blind man in two stages in Mark 8, we learn that spiritual sight often requires a second touch from Jesus. The disciples could identify Jesus as the Messiah, but their vision was still blurry when it came to understanding what that truly meant. Our spiritual blindness comes from Satan's deception and our own familiarity with Jesus that breeds complacency. When we see Jesus more clearly, it may challenge our comfort zones, but it transforms how we handle life's difficulties and gives us better perspective on what Jesus has already accomplished.