Jesus and The Blind Man
We see that after Jesus spat on his eyes and laid His hands on him, He asked him if he could see anythings. The man's response was, "I see men but they look like walking trees". (Mark 8:28)
The blind man received some deliverance from blindness since he could now see people. But he had not received total deliverance since he could not see clearly.
Jesus then laid His hands on him again and made him look up. The result was that his vision was fully restored and he saw clearly.
God and the Israelites
The third example of deliverance coming in stages is the promise
that God gave the Israelites as they were going to possess their Promised Land
for He told them, “I will send hornets
before you to drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites and the Hittites as you
advance. I will not drive them out in one year to avoid the land becoming desolate
since the wild animals would become too many for you. Instead, I will drive
them out little by little until you have increased in number and inherit the
land.” (Exodus 23:28-30)
From this example we can see that God did not solve the
problem of the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites who were living in the
Israelite’s Promised Land all at once so that He could protect the Israelites
from being overwhelmed by wild animals.
Therefore regardless of what you are praying and asking God
to give you, if you initially only get half of your prayer answered, Do Not
Give Up.
Click here to read Deliverance Can Come In Stages: Part 1
