⁵¹ So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. Mark 10:50-52

A while back I was told continually wearing glasses was bad for the eyes. The reason given was that apparently your eyes would become reliant on them and your natural lenses would cease doing their job. My eyes were perfectly fine at the time, 20/20 vision, and so whilst I listened to this ‘conspiracy’ theory I had no reason to either question it or put it to the test because it did not affect me.

That was before I became a spectacle wearer. Gradually and almost imperceptibly my eyes slowly refused to see the things they used to. However, the first time my glasses went on, it was as if the world came back into focus. It also gave me a chance to test the theory of no compliance to see if my natural lenses were indeed just being lazy.

Glasses on. Glasses off. Re-focus. My conclusions? Of course the theory was nonsense. My eyes needed the extra help. The world had not gone out of focus but my eyes had.

Like eyesight, almost imperceptibly your spiritual life can go out of focus. But unlike your eyes which will gradually age and need the support of stronger props, a renewed and sustained walk with Jesus can take you to where you were before and much further.

Today, why don’t you pray for someone, if not for yourself, to refocus their relationship with Jesus? A focussed Christian will always have the clearest vision.

For our music today, Steve Camp sings ‘Jesus drawing me’. Click on the picture to listen.