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HEALING THE BLIND MEN NEAR JERICHO
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43

Genesis 32:22-32

 

Spiritual blindness is worse.

 

HEALING THE BLIND MEN NEAR JERICHO
 
What wisdom there is in using every opportunity for getting good for our souls! These blind men sat by the wayside. Had they not done so they would never have been healed. Jesus never returned to Jericho again. Let us see in this simple fact the importance of diligence in the use of the means of grace. Let us never neglect the house of God, the Word of God, prayer, assembling with God’s people. These things will not save us without the grace of the Holy Spirit. But it is just in the use of these things that souls are converted and saved. They are the ways in which Jesus walked. We do not wait in idleness but go where He is.
 
There is a value in pains and perseverance in seeking Christ. These blind men were rebuked by the multitude that accompanied our Lord (Matt 20:31). But they were not to be silenced in any way. They felt their need of help. They cared nothing for the opposition they received. They cried all the more (Matt 20:31). Nor are we to be deterred by opposition, or discouraged by difficulties, when we begin to seek the salvation of our souls (Luke 18:1). We must press our petitions at the throne of grace (Gen 32:26). Friends, relatives and neighbours may say unkind things and reprove our earnestness. We may meet with coldness and a lack of sympathy. But let none of these things move us. If we desire to have our sins forgiven, let us press on.
 
How gracious the Lord Jesus is to those who seek Him! (Matt 20:32) He stood still, called the blind men, kindly asked them their petition, heard it and did as they requested (Matt 20:32-34). We see here the mercifulness of Christ’s heart towards man. The Lord Jesus is not only a mighty Saviour, but merciful, kind and gracious to a degree our minds cannot conceive. His love passes knowledge (Eph 3:19). Like Paul, let us pray that we might know more of that love. We need it when we first begin our Christian course as babes in grace. We need it as we travel along the narrow way, often erring, often stumbling and cast down. We shall need it when we go into the valley of the shadow of death. Let us grasp the love of Christ firmly and keep it daily before our minds.
 
THOUGHT: Has Christ yet rejected any who come to Him?

PRAYER: Father, may I always remember the love of my Saviour.

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