Matthew
9:28-29
And when he was come into the house, the
blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to
do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it unto you.
“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.
“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?
“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.
“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.
“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
“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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