Let's look at Matthew 9:27-30, "(27) When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him,
crying out and saying, 'Son of David, have mercy on us!' (28) And when He had
come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, 'Do you
believe that I am able to do this?' They said to him, 'Yes, Lord.' (29) Then He
touched their eyes, saying, 'According to your faith let it be to you.' (30)
And their eyes were opened..."
These two blind men could only operate on hearsay. They were
not able to see the miracles that Jesus of Nazareth was doing, but they
listened to the good reports. Romans 10:17, "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God."
Two previous miracles had occurred in chapter 9 which
encouraged these blind men. A woman who had an incurable disease had enough faith
in Jesus to be healed. She came up behind Him in a crowd and touched the hem of
His garment and immediately she was healed. Jesus acknowledged her faith to the
crowd. In the next miracle a young girl who had died was brought back to life
by Jesus; who acted on the faith shown by the girl's father.
It was after this miracle the two blind men followed Jesus,
seeking their own miracle from Him. Here it is interesting to note that they
cried out, "Son of David, have mercy
on us." They did not call Him, Master or Teacher. They publicly
acknowledged Him as Son of David, their Messiah.
Jesus asked them (verse 28); "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" Remember,
they could not see Him, but they had faith in Him. So they said to him, "Yes, Lord." Whereupon He
touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith let it be to
you." And then they received their sight! "And their eyes were opened." They could now look on the
man who had given them their sight. They could look into His eyes of love and perceive
the deep love and compassion He had for them individually.
The Greek word kyrios translated
here as the English word Lord has
the force of someone who is supreme in authority, someone who is in control. It
is also by implication a title of great respect. The two blind men realised
that Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of David had power and authority well above the
rulers of the Jews and the Roman government. Jesus had power over disease and
death! He was able to give sight to blind men!
In verses 32, 33 a mute man possessed by a demon is
healed. The demon is cast out and the mute man is able to speak. The power of
the demon was broken. The former mute man began to speak. Note, the mute man
had been brought to Jesus through the faith of others. His blessing was the
result of their faith. He could not speak for himself prior to the miracle.
In each of these miracles Jesus acted upon a request to Him.
The request was backed up by faith in Him, in His ability to carry out the
request. There was no, will He, or won't He? There was no, now is not a good
time, or maybe He is too busy? These people had definite needs and Jesus was
the only person capable of fulfilling those needs! They acted upon their faith;
being confident they would get the result they were looking for.
All these miracles brought glory to God; that is the
culmination of faith in God in operation.
"God will not give you any greater requested blessing
than what you believe in."
"According to your
faith, let it be unto you."
Jon Peasey
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[All
Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version; unless otherwise noted.
Words enclosed in [ ] are inserted
for clarity. Words in bold type
emphasise a point. You may notice some verses are quoted with ... at the beginning, ending or
elsewhere in a verse. Only the relevant part or parts of the verse, that relate
directly to the current subject matter is quoted.]
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