Bible
Study: Isaiah 29, 17 to 24 and Matthew 9, 27 to 31.
Yesterday,
the central theme of our readings was on TRUST. Trust and Faith go together. If
you trust somebody, it means you believe there are certain things the person is
capable or incapable of doing. You cannot trust without Faith and wherever
there is Faith, there is also trust.
Today, two
blind men followed behind Jesus crying aloud: “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”
They had the Scribes, the Sadducees, and Pharisees all around them, they knew
there were priests but someone they never went near anyone other than Jesus.
What informed their choice of Jesus? The answer is TRUST. They had this inner
assurance that if they can get Jesus, they can get their sight back.
And as if
Jesus did not already know the content of their heart, he still went further to
ask: “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” This question was not really
for the blind men. This question was meant for us who are reading this story
today. It is a question we must ask ourselves before we ever begin to pray or
ask God for anything. It is not enough to pray without first examining your
heart to know whether or not you believe and trust in God.
In
effecting their healing, Jesus said: “According to your faith let it be done to
you.” When it comes to serving God, it is to the extent that we believe and
trust that we get to receive from him. To lack trust in God is a form of
blindness. To treat prayer as if it is waste of time or some unnecessary
activity is to fail to see what God is capable of doing. We are blessed
according to our faith.
Even when Jesus
warned the men not to publicise their healing, they just couldn’t hold their
mouths. It was too much for them to keep to themselves. They went all over the
district telling people what God had done for them. Our inability to count our
blessings or tell people what God has done for us is a sign of a deep seated
lack of faith in God. if all we do is complain about what God is yet to do, it
means we do not appreciate what he has done already or we assume that the good
things in our lives have come by our own personal efforts.
It is a
season of joy. Isaiah says: “In that day, the deaf shall hear the words of a
book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek
shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord…” This is exactly what we see Jesus do. He
opened the eyes of the blind as a proof that he is the one about whom Isaiah
prophesied. The same Jesus who opened the eyes of the blind is with us today.
Let us approach him with a firm trust and submit our blindness to him for
healing and let us never forget to sing his praises and announce his glory to
everyone.
Let us
Pray: Lord Jesus, Son of David, Have mercy on me. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu.
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