27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
28When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.
29Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; 30and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” 31But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. (Matthew 9:27-31)
Thoughts: The call of the two blind men is our call as well: "Have mercy on us King!" We are blind to God and blind to the darkness of our own sin. We are quick to condemn others and to be angry and slow to listen. We need mercy, and their recognition is that Jesus, as the Son of King David, was able to govern and give mercy.
Jesus asked them if they believed he could heal their blindness. They asked him too, but it is possible to ask and not really expect help.
Jesus healed them by touching them. Some he healed without touching (like the centurion's servant and Lazarus). Some, he lifted up- like the little girl he raised from the dead. But here he touched them and made them whole.
Why did Jesus tell them not to tell anyone. It was when the crowds came back to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday that the plot to kill Jesus took effect. Jesus knew that if people really saw that he could heal them, there would be an onslaught of people coming for help. Jesus main mission was to heal through the cross not just the blind, dumb, and hurting. Out task is to cry for mercy and then to believe that with God nothing is impossible!
Jesus asked them if they believed he could heal their blindness. They asked him too, but it is possible to ask and not really expect help.
Jesus healed them by touching them. Some he healed without touching (like the centurion's servant and Lazarus). Some, he lifted up- like the little girl he raised from the dead. But here he touched them and made them whole.
Why did Jesus tell them not to tell anyone. It was when the crowds came back to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday that the plot to kill Jesus took effect. Jesus knew that if people really saw that he could heal them, there would be an onslaught of people coming for help. Jesus main mission was to heal through the cross not just the blind, dumb, and hurting. Out task is to cry for mercy and then to believe that with God nothing is impossible!
Prayer: Lord, have mercy on me. Do not treat me as I deserve. But help me to live for your sake, honoring you with my faith and action.
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