Blind men with perfect vision—irony or fact? I guess you might say, it depends on what they use their “vision” to behold. If the truth be told, regarding eternally important matters, many with twenty/twenty vision cannot see past the nose on their face. Yet, some blind men can see such things with perfect clarity!

Matthew records an account of two such men, “Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”” (Matthew 20:29-31). These men were physically blind, but had better “vision” than the majority of men today. 

It does not take twenty/twenty vision to recognize the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! The Bible tells, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). When this fact is paired with the fact that “we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7), we can finally see what it takes to have perfect vision.

Do we let our physical senses get in the way of our faith? Do we believe we can see better than these blind men? Do we truly comprehend the meaning of the words of the famous lyric, “I was blind, but now I see?”

Consider the end of the story for these two blind men. “So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him” (Matthew 20:32-34).

Let’s test our “vision” with a question. What was greater for these men, that they received their sight or that they followed Him? Think about it...