61. Eyes and ears Opened
Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
The prophecy is that then (in the days of the Messiah) healings will happen, the blind will see and the deaf will hear. Jesus and the New Testament refer to this prophecy to declare that the “then” time has come. When you see these miracles happen you will know that God has entered human history and the Promised Messiah has come. Then you may repent and believe the Gospel. Jesus and the Apostle John declare clearly that the spiritually blind shall see the Messianic Savior, and the spiritually deaf shall hear the Good News and be healed and saved spiritually; and spiritual healing, seeing, and hearing means that you have eternal life.
Physical healing of the blind and deaf is not promised; but spiritual healing of the spiritually blind and deaf is promised. We don’t even see that we are blind nor do we understand that we are deaf; but we were; we were born that way. The sin of unbelief and pride prevents us from seeing and admitting that we are so handicapped. So the Holy Spirit must convict us through the Word of Law. Then the Spirit must convict us of healing through the Word of Gospel. The Spirit gives us eye salve and ear mud, anoints the eyes and ears of the mind, heals the blindness and deafness of the heart, and gives us the faith to see and hear the truth. And believing we have life.
God knows we can’t see and so He gives us prophecies, signs and wonders, and physical evidence of the spiritual truths so that we can see. When our spiritual eyes of faith are opened and our ears unstopped we see our Sin and hear our Savior: and we are saved and we have life. Healing miracles giving wholeness and life are offered to us for free every time we hear the Gospel. Healing happens and we see and hear. Believe the promise and rejoice that the Lord has performed the healing that we need. The physical miracles of Jesus are witnessed for us and written for us by eyewitnesses that we might believe the spiritual truth. This spiritual healing happens in us every time we listen to the witnesses. Admit your blindness and receive your healing.