Miracles surround the biblical testimony of God’s love for his human creation. These supernatural occurrences demonstrate the compassion of the Lord, as well as the power of the Lord over natural order. God’s covenant love and mercy [חֶסֶד chesed] is loyal and filled with his goodness. The commitment of the Lord to care for his creation is always present and we see it in Christ’s compassionate acts of rescuing and relieving the suffering of his people as noted in the gospels.
In our passage today, Jesus encounters two blind men who refuse to be silenced; they proclaim him as the long awaited King and Messiah. Persistent in their shouting, the pleas of these desperate men reveal a deep faith in the Lord to bring them wholeness. How does Jesus respond? He stops and listens. Never forget, people are God’s priority.
Jesus stops for you, too. When you cry out, Jesus ceases to move beyond your cries. He stops to listen. He attends to the needs of your heart and he responds to your faith-filled cries for his love and help. In a self-centered and self-focused people, Jesus is the Miracle of other-focused love.
The Savior is the Servant King who cares so much about having a relationship with you, he revealed his merciful love [חֶסֶד chesed] to bring salvation to your heart. You are precious to God. Cry out to Jesus; tell him what you want him to do in your life. Do you want to see and better understand the deep love of God? Jesus will stop and listen to you. Then, he will call you to serve others with his supernatural and miraculous love. Will you stop to care for others, today? Please be the miracle.
Matthew 20:29-34 NLT Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. 30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31 “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them.
But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!” 34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for hearing our cries and for stoping to respond with compassionate love. We are so blessed to have you in our lives. In Jesus’ name. Amen.