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“Following Jesus” These two blind
men had been following Jesus crying out for mercy. Jesus had performed several miracles in the
previous verses and it goes without saying that people were talking. These blind men had heard what was happening and
decided that today was their day to receive a miracle, so, they began to follow
Jesus. If you want to receive your
miracle today that is exactly where it begins – Seeking Jesus.
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“Do You Believe” God is not up in
Heaven worried about what His next step will be or how He is going to help
you. He is able! The question that must be addressed is what
do you believe? Is God able to open
blind eyes? Is He able to heal
cancer? Is He able to restore your
marriage? When you look at your
situation and you cry out to God in desperation have you fully settled the
matter in your heart? A double minded
man will receive nothing from God. We
cannot say God is able and then act like God has abandoned us. Yes, Lord!
I know you love me. Yes, Lord! I
know you died for me. Yes, Lord! I know you are able. God is waiting for us to settle this in our
hearts. What will our answer be today?
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“Yes Lord” When Jesus asked if
they believed He was able to do this, heal them, the blind men did not
hesitate. They didn’t have to work
through a lengthy mental exercise or weigh all of the facts. They said two of the most important words we
can speak in response to God. Yes,
Lord! Not, “I think so.” or “if it is
your will.” Their response was, Yes,
Lord! I know that you can do this. All power is in you. You created the heavens and the earth. You created every nerve ending in my
body. You are the breath that I breathe
and the bread that I eat. You are in
control and at your Word mountains tremble.
Do I believe? How could I not
believe in you? You are Lord! You spoke and the world was created. If you get the right perspective on who Jesus
is you cannot help but believe. He is
not dependent on any mortal man. He is
God! Lord of all creation and He is able.
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“He Touched Me” The song goes, “I
was shackled by a heavy burden. Neath a
load of guilt and shame. Then the hand
of Jesus touched me, and now I am no longer the same. He touched me…” Have you been struggling with the weight of
this world pressing on your shoulders?
Has worry and fear tried to steal the joy of your Christian walk? Does every step you take feel like you can’t
go on? Cry out to Jesus right now. Don’t wait for a better time. There is no better time than right now to
feel His touch and know His love.
Burdens are lifted and hearts are restored in the presence of the King.
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“That’s Why He Came” When we cry
out to Jesus He will surely rescue us.
He is not far away and He is not deaf that He cannot hear. He doesn’t have to “give it thought” or
determine our worth. So often we picture
God like a celestial banker with a big ledger keeping track of the good and bad
each of us has done and paying us back in kind.
But that is not why Jesus came.
He came while we were yet sinners.
He came when we were morally bankrupt.
He owed us nothing and we deserved death “But God so loved the world
that he gave His only begotten Son that whosoever…” The truth of the matter is that He came
looking for us. He wants to touch us and
when we call on His name there is nothing that can separate us from His
love. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He wants to touch you, to heal you, to save
you, to restore you, after all, that’s why
He came.
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“According To Your Faith” It is God that creates and sustains. It is by His hand that we are made whole and
it is by His Word that we are saved. He
is our all in all and there is nothing too hard for him but let no man think
that he will receive anything from God without faith. God has ordained that without faith it is
impossible to please Him. We are
commanded to believe and to not waiver in James 1:6-8 and that principle still
holds true today. Jesus did not make
this statement only once but Scripture is replete with this truth. In Matthew 8:13 he told the centurion, “Go thy way; and as thou hast
believed, so be it done unto
thee.” In Mark 11:24 Jesus
said, “What things so ever you desire,
when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.”
So the question becomes, “How can I increase
my faith? How do I believe in the midst
of this storm? Paul tells us in Romans
10:17 that faith comes by hearing the word of God. But have you ever read the rest of that
chapter? He goes on to rebuke Israel
because they heard and remained disobedient.
In fact the very next verse says “But I say, have they not heard”. Just hearing God’s Word is not going to
magically give you faith. You must
believe that God is and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek
Him. You must hide His Word in your
heart so that you will not sin against Him.
Again, just memorizing the Scriptures isn’t enough. You must do it SO that you might not sin
against God. This implies that you are
living to please Him, desiring to not offend God in even the smallest thing. Faith is like the nucleus of an atomic
particle. A particle so small, yet
within that tiny structure is power so great that when it is released the power
takes on a self sustaining life of its own.
Faith in God is just like that. Deep
within the core of your being is something as small as a mustard seed that can
lay dormant and inactive for a lifetime.
But when you come face to face with the Creator, its Creator, that faith
can be activated and things will never be the same. It truly is a gift from God and as Jesus said,
“All things are possible”, only believe.
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