Section 6
to know the letters in black and white. If we would understand the Bible, we need to know the spirit of the particular book we are reading. The burden in Luke's spirit in this part of chap ter eighteen was to show us that all the Lord's followers, even His twelve chosen ones, were blind. The Pharisees were not the only ones who were not able to see the spiritual reality of the kingdom of God. We may say that the twelve were foremost in lacking this ability. Three of them— Peter, James, and John—were with the Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration. Although they saw so much on the mountain, actually, in a spiritual sense, they did not see anything at all, for they were blind. Therefore, the man near Jericho was not the only one who was blind. All those around the Lord also were blind.
OUR NEED OF THE LORD'S HEALING
I am concerned about the situation of today's believers. Some of us may still be spiritually blind. We may need to pray, "O Lord, have mercy on me. I need You to heal my blindness. Lord, I want to receive my sight."
Mark 4:12 indicates that we may see and not perceive and hear and not understand. Since this may be our condition, we need to pray that the