“As Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that JESUS was going by, they shouted, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’ The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’ Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ He asked. ‘Lord,’ they answered, ‘we want our sight.’ Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed Him.” [1]
Jesus had disciples and a LARGE crowd following Him down a road. Jesus still has a large following. There are people in many countries today who lay down their lives for Him.
When two blind men heard Jesus coming, they knew what to do. They called out to Him. People rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted even louder to Jesus. What a great example for us. When people tell us tone down our shouts for Jesus, we should actually turn the volume up. Why? Because the Lord responds to such bold faith in Him. He asked them, “What do you want Me to do for you.”
Their request was an impossible one for any human being to do They wanted their blind eyes to see. Did Jesus rebuke them for asking too much from Him? No, He had compassion on them. He immediately granted to them seeing eyes. Did they run off and forget about Jesus? No, they followed Him.
May the Lord have mercy on us and help our blind eyes to see His worth and His ability to make our impossible possible! May we be His bold followers! May we be among those who cannot be silenced even when rebuked because our faith in Him will not allow us to remain quiet.
[1] Matthew 20:29-34
Bearing witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus!
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