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You Are Healed (Matthew 8:1-9:34) Part 9

 TWO BLIND MEN


Matthew 9:27-31: As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
          When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
          “Yes, Lord,” they replied.
          Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

Infirmity: Blindness
Patient: Two men
Initiation: The blind men followed Jesus calling out “have mercy on us, Son of David!” They then followed Jesus inside the building.
Response: Jesus asked them, Verse 28-30, “‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’
         ‘Yes, Lord,’ they replied.
           Then he touched their eyes and said, ‘According to your faith let it be done to you’; and their sight was restored.”
Directive: Verses 30-31: “Jesus warned them sternly, ‘See that no one knows about this.’ But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.”

In this story of healing, we have two persistent blind fellows calling out for mercy. They call out to Jesus. After Jesus goes inside, they follow Him there too. Of these two men, Jesus asks if they believe. He hasn’t asked this of the other people but He asks it of these men before he touches their eyes and heals them. This next part is neat. Jesus tells them to tell no one and what did they do? They tell everyone! This seems to always happens in the Bible but this is interesting because even though Jesus knows that these men will disobey His directive to them, He still has compassion and heals their blindness. Our healing and wholeness isn’t dependent upon our faith/faithfulness; it is dependent upon the faithfulness of Christ. He knows what is best for us and if that is healing, then Christ will heal us.
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