10h • Biblical Studies
Daily devotion 4/28
“The Blind Can See”
“Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!””
~ Mark 10:46-47 NIV
Wow! What a beautiful request, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” If you read Mark 10:46-52, Jesus did not ignore that request. He did not say something like we might say, “I’m sorry fellow; I am on my way to this big important meeting of CEO’s at the Convention Center and I don’t want to be late.” No! Jesus didn’t do anything like that.
There is no question that we have many people in the world who are physically blind. Sometimes we know the reason they have lost their sight and other times it is unknown. On the other hand, there are people in the world who have perfect 20/20 vision as indicated by the eye chart, but are blind as to what is going on around them. They are so concerned about their own life and their own needs and wants that they are oblivious or unaware of the people around them. Both you and I know some of these people. Fortunately for us, Jesus is not like this. Jesus is not impressed with things of the world as some people are. He is not interested in what people possess, but He is interested in what they need. He is not interested in only the upper crust of society, but He is interested in all His children of this World regardless of whether they are rich or poor, believer or nonbeliever.
Jesus reaches out to all those who have small or big concerns. He is not blind to what is going on in the world our Heavenly Father created. He is not blind to the sinful nature of all mankind. He sees what is going on in all our lives. He sees what we are going to do before we ever do it. Jesus is not blind but He will restore our site to see His and Gods unconditional love for each of us. Jesus Christ healed physical blindness and the spiritual restoration of sight, lifting the "veil" of unbelief. It represents moving from darkness to light so we may fully understand His purpose, often quoted as being "blind but now I see".
"I believe in God as the blind man believes in the sun, not because he sees it but because he feels it."
~ C.S. Lewis
“say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.” ~Isaiah 35:4-5 NIV
Amen…
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Daily devotion 4/28
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