Daily Devotion

THE ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT IN THIS STORY IS THE DESPERATE PERSISTENCE OF THE BLIND MAN. JESUS WAS ON HIS WAY TO JERUSALEM TO THE PASSOVER. AT SUCH A TIME PILGRIMS TRAVELED IN BANDS TOGETHER. JESUS WAS TEACHING AND THE REST OF THE PILGRIM BAND WAS CROWDING CLOSE AROUND HIM, NOT TO MISS ANYTHING THAT HE MIGHT SAY.   AS SUCH A PILGRIM GROUP PASSED THROUGH A VILLAGE OR TOWN, THOSE WHO THEMSELVES COULD NOT GO LINED THE WAYSIDE TO GREET THE PILGRIMS, AND BID THEM GODSPEED ON THE WAY.

 

IT WAS IN THE WAYSIDE CROWD THAT THE BLIND MAN WAS SITTING. WHEN HE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE APPROACHING THRONG HE ASKED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WAS TOLD THAT JESUS WAS PASSING BY. IMMEDIATELY HE CRIED OUT TO JESUS FOR HEALING. THE PEOPLE TRIED TO QUIET HIM, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HEAR WHAT JESUS WAS SAYING. HOWEVER, THE MAN WOULD NOT BE SILENCED. HE SHOUTED AGAIN. THE WORD USED FOR SHOUT IN VERSE 39 IS DIFFERENT THAN IN VERSE 38. IN VERSE 38, IT IS AN ORDINARY LOUD SHOUT TO ATTRACT ATTENTION. IN VERSE 39, IT IS THE SHOUT OF UNGOVERNABLE EMOTION, AN ALMOST ANIMAL CRY. THE WORD SHOWS THE MAN'S DESPERATION.

SO, JESUS STOPPED, AND THE BLIND MAN FOUND THE HEALING HE PASSIONATELY DESIRED.

 

THIS STORY TELLS US TWO THINGS: (1^ST) IT TELLS US THAT THE BLIND MAN WAS DETERMINED TO COME FACE TO FACE WITH JESUS. NOTHING WOULD STOP HIM.   HIS SENSE OF NEED DROVE HIM INTO THE PRESENCE OF JESUS. IF A PERSON WANTS A MIRACLE THAT IS THE SPIRIT THAT MUST BE SHOWN. THE PASSIONATE, INTENSE DESIRE OF THE VERY DEPTHS OF THE HUMAN HEART WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED. 

 

(2^ND) IT TELLS US SOMETHING ABOUT JESUS. AT THE BLIND MAN'S CRY OF NEED, HE STOPPED. FOR JESUS, IT WAS ALWAYS MORE IMPORTANT TO ACT THAN TO TALK. JESUS LEAPED TO THE RESCUE OF THE MAN. MEN ADMIRE A MAN WITH A GREAT MIND, BUT THEY LOVE A MAN WITH A BIG HEART.

Life Application: Have you ever cried out to Jesus for a miracle, and He was there for you? You need to tell others who need a miracle what they need to do.

 

Prayer/Praise: Dear Father, I am so thankful that You hear our cries. You want to show Your love for Your children, and the rest of the world. You have walked with me for so many years, and how I have loved Your presence, and companionship. I know I am never alone. Amen!