FAITH CAPSULE: Half knowledge could be more dangerous than having no knowledge.

Mark 8:22-26

To be full in the knowledge of His word and having wisdom with spiritual understanding is what it takes to walk worthy of His calling. It is written in John 8:12, “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”Indeed and in truth Jesus is the Light of the world that no darkness will ever be able to comprehend. Jesus is also identified as the word of God that came to us. John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” A blind man in Bethsaida encountered Jesus, the Light and the Word of God. The blind was brought to Jesus while Jesus came to Bethsaida. The blind man that was brought needed sight to see Jesus, the Light that was in his presence. The blind man had light, but there was no sight for him to see the Light, the Living Word of God. How long have you been carrying the Word of God without sight to actually see through the word? In attempt to give the blind man another sight, Jesus led him out of the town away from every kind of distraction. Having been led away from distraction the agent of discouragement, Jesus spit on his eyes yet he could not see. How often have you been out of distraction unto separation and yet nothing happened? The blind man was blindly blinded. Jesus spit on the blind man of Bethsaida’s eye yet there was no clarity of sight. An eye without clear sight is like half knowledge in the word of God. Half knowledge could be more dangerous than having no knowledge. After Jesus has spat on the blind man of Bethsaida’s eye, the blind man could not see clearly. Instead, he could only see men walking like trees. Jesus knew that the blind man of Bethsaida needed to see clearly, so He could not release him on his own as a result there was an extension of Jesus’ hand for the blind man of Bethsaida, “Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made Him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.” (Mark 8:25) The blind man of Bethsaida eventually gained the sight that enabled him to see the light. There should be no pretending of having sight where there is no sight to see the light. Attending to prayer for an extension of God’s hand in our life in every area of physical or spiritual blindness is what is best. Jesus moved the blind man of Bethsaida out of town to his healing ground before he could gain sight for light.

Prayer for today: Ask God to move you to your healing ground of deliverance.