Mark 8:22-26
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying,“Don’t even go into the village.”
Mark 4:35-41
Jesus Calms the Storm
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
John 20:24-29
Jesus Appears to Thomas
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Who is this Man who can talk and rebuke the wind...And then lo and behold the wind and the waves obey Him?...Who can do that?...Who talks to the wind and waves...
One man saw trees, after Jesus touched him...Who do we see of and what do we think of, when we think of and read about Jesus -or when He touches us?...
In one of Jesus' healings, it took two steps for Him to heal a blind man...And He could have healed the blind man immediately, if He wanted to...It was like the blind man could only "sort of see" things after the first part of His healing...The man said he could see people who looked like trees...And it took another step for Jesus to completely heal him...
One might think that Jesus was teaching us about how we see Him, in this two part healing...It takes some time and sometimes, we only partially see Him and who He is...Even Jesus' Disciples, when He rebuked the wind and the waves to calm them down could not see who He really was...They had been with Him quite some time, yet they ask, "Who is this?...Even the wind and the waves obey Him."...How did people and even His Disciples really "see" Him?...How did this blind man "see" Him?...They needed more time with Him, but would even more time be enough?...Who can figure out a Man like Him?...I think Thomas sums it up, after touching The Resurrected Dead Man, by saying, "My LORD and My God...It took three years of being with Him, but Thomas at that moment completely saw who Jesus was...