“And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto
Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the
multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
And they told
him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son
of David, have mercy on me. And they
which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so
much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be
brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto
thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight:
thy faith hath saved thee. And
immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all
the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”
Matthew 18:35-43
When was the last time you truly cried out to God
in desperation for some need in your life?
What does a desperate person look like and how do they
act?
More often than not desperate people are not quiet,
well-mannered and shy. It is not that they are trying to intentionally be rude
or loud but their desperation is pressing them to act in a manner that will get
answers. In the case of the blind man, he was desperate and without sight. It
wasn’t like he could just walk over to Jesus. He certainly could not press into
the crowd to touch the hem of his garment as a woman had done. He was blind, he
was desperate and he was loud. When he was shushed by some, his desperation
would not allow him to be silent but to shout even louder. One other important
point, his desperation was driven by faith. Jesus heard him. Jesus healed him.
But what if the blind man was too polite to shout when Jesus passed by?
So often our
pride trumps our desperation and instead of calling out to Jesus we remain
silent so as not to offend the crowd following Jesus. It is interesting that
some in the crowd may have been offended that day but Jesus was not. His
attention was caught by the shout and the Spirit of God responded to the man’s
faith and healed him.
Perhaps you need to be desperate enough that your
faith and your desperation cannot hold back calling out to God when He passes
by.
What are you waiting for?
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