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About-Him.Com Devotional 05-28-2005
Http://About-Him.Com/ My Thoughts on the Life of Christ, from His Baptism to His Ascension. 179: Healing Two Blind Men _ Mt. 20:29-34; Mk. 10:46-52; Lu. 18:35-43 Excerpted from the song "Then Jesus Came" One sat alone along the highway begging His eyes were blind, the light He could not see He clutches his rags and shivered in the shadows Then Jesus came and bade his darkness flee. Matthew 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. As Jesus and the huge crowd that followed Him passed through Jericho, two blind men, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Jesus thou son of David have mercy on us.” Evidently the more prominent and vocal of the two was Bartimaeus. Those in the Lord’s entourage told them to keep quiet, but it was too late, Jesus had heard their cry. He called for the men to be brought to Him and asked, “Just what do you want?” Lord, we want to see again.” Jesus said, Go your way, your faith has made you whole. They then joined the crowd following Jesus and all the people glorified God because of the miracle. Conclusion and Application: It is said that even in recent history, blindness and eye trouble has been a common occurrence in this area because of dust and the glaring sun. Bartimaeus and his companion refused to be intimidated by the crowd. They had heard of Jesus and the miracles that He had performed. The fact that they called Him “Son of David” showed that they considered Him to be the Messiah. Their faith was strong. Surely if He could raise Lazarus from the dead, He could restore sight? What are our expectations? Jesus said, "As your faith is, so be it unto you" (Matthew 9:29). If we expect nothing, that is exactly what we will get. If we ask in faith believing according to His will we have His promise that we will receive that which we ask for (Matthew 7:7-11, 18:19, 21:22; Luke 11:9; John 14:13-14, 15:7, 16:23-24). Just as Bartimaeus came boldly to Jesus, once He was called, we have the promise that we can come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. We have a Savior who feels every pain and emotion that confronts us. He remembers what it was like to get a little dirt under His fingernails, He remembers feeling exhausted, lonely and forsaken. He cares about us, more than we can ever imagine. He purchased us with His blood (Acts 20:28, I Peter 1:18-19), that we might live life to the fullest (John 10:10). He’s at the throne right now interceding for all of us, His prized possession (Hebrews 7:25). Jesus is not hard of hearing. Just as He heard the cry of the two blind men above the noise of the crowd, He hears your faint cry also. Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: He’s waiting to hear from us! In About-Him
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When a young woman was asked about marriage counseling she replied, "Oh, we'll
never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," she explained.
"He was a communications major in college and I majored in theater arts. He communicates real well and I just act like I'm listening." Somebody Has Said
"The power of the Church is not a parade of flawless people, but of a flawless Christ
who embraces our flaws. The Church is not made up of the whole people, rather of the
broken people who find wholeness in a Christ who was broken for us. " - Mike
Yaconelli
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