The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Matthew 20:33,
"'Lord,' they answered, 'we want our sight.'"
This cry from two blind men to Jesus, as he and his disciples were leaving Jericho, reveals his compassion for the infirm. In the account we learn that Jesus touched their eyes and healed them.
There is another blindness that afflicts mankind. We find that Jesus has great compassion for those who struggle with this blindness as well. The blindness is a spiritual blindness that John talks about in 1 John 2:9-11. "They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 2:11.
The blindness John speaks of is a result of our own sinfulness and estrangement from God. Sin separates us from God and results in this spiritual darkness or spiritual blindness. It prevents us from being able to perceive God and blocks us from understanding the things of God. We all come into this world in the midst of this darkness.
The two blind men from Jericho that pleaded with Jesus for their sight knew they were blind. However, those who remain in spiritual darkness do not realize their spiritual blindness and fail to recognize they are stumbling about in spiritual darkness.
On the other hand, those who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith gain spiritual enlightenment, spiritual sight. John tells us these have nothing to make them stumble in life, unlike those who walk "around in the darkness."
In a prophecy of the coming Messiah, seven centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ, we read, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2. This is why Jesus proclaimed, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Come out of the darkness and embrace the "light of life"! Cry out, as the two blind men did in Jericho, and Jesus will provide spiritual light, spiritual vision that only those who are his have.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'Lord,' they answered, 'we want our sight.'"
This cry from two blind men to Jesus, as he and his disciples were leaving Jericho, reveals his compassion for the infirm. In the account we learn that Jesus touched their eyes and healed them.
There is another blindness that afflicts mankind. We find that Jesus has great compassion for those who struggle with this blindness as well. The blindness is a spiritual blindness that John talks about in 1 John 2:9-11. "They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 2:11.
The blindness John speaks of is a result of our own sinfulness and estrangement from God. Sin separates us from God and results in this spiritual darkness or spiritual blindness. It prevents us from being able to perceive God and blocks us from understanding the things of God. We all come into this world in the midst of this darkness.
The two blind men from Jericho that pleaded with Jesus for their sight knew they were blind. However, those who remain in spiritual darkness do not realize their spiritual blindness and fail to recognize they are stumbling about in spiritual darkness.
On the other hand, those who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith gain spiritual enlightenment, spiritual sight. John tells us these have nothing to make them stumble in life, unlike those who walk "around in the darkness."
In a prophecy of the coming Messiah, seven centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ, we read, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2. This is why Jesus proclaimed, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Come out of the darkness and embrace the "light of life"! Cry out, as the two blind men did in Jericho, and Jesus will provide spiritual light, spiritual vision that only those who are his have.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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