Healing the blind is discussed figuratively and physically in the Bible. The following verses clearly show that.
Psalm 146:8 (NASB) “8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;”
Isaiah 42:15-17 (KJV)“16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.”
John 9:1-3 (NASB) “9 As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”
Jesus still heals physically today. He also heals mentally and spiritually. Which is better? Perhaps both are equal depending on the person. To be able to see physically is a wonderful gift. But to see spiritually and have one’s life transformed is phenomenal.
There are some people that are afraid to be healed either way. “Normal” for them is comfortable. They do not know what life would be like if change were to occur. Therefore, they chose to stay with the familiar rather than step out into the unknown.
Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,”
Isaiah 53:5 (NASB) “5 But He was [a]pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; The punishment for our [b]well-being was laid upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed.”
All the wounds he suffered prior to His death he bore willingly for our healing physically, mentally, and spiritually.
I attended church regularly as a child. I was baptized at the age of twelve according to the tradition of the denomination. Yet I knew nothing about knowing Jesus. I simply followed a plan. One day my uncle came over and stated he had been “born again.” I thought he had gone off the deep end.” But I started searching. Then one day during a Billy Graham crusade I gave my life to Jesus.
I began reading the Bible and trying to become more like Jesus every day. I had to learn to live by faith;
Hebrews 10:38 (KJV) “Now the just shall live by faith.”
In my experience a faith walk is not developed overnight but step by step. It is a continual process. I had been spiritually blind and now I see.
KJV King James Version
NASB New American Standard Version
NIV New International Version