TODAY’S WORD FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2017.
EYES
DEFINITION:
The organ of sight; the power of seeing; represents one’s understanding, judgment or opinion.
To open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. Acts 26:18.
We read in the scriptures in Mark 10:46-52 about the blind man, Bartimaeus, who threw off his cloak and ran trembling to Jesus. He was begging by the roadside when Jesus and His disciples, followed by a large crowd, came by.
When Bartimaeus heard it was Jesus he shouted out, “Jesus, Son of David have mercy on me!” Jesus told His disciples “Call him.” When the disciples told Bartimaeus that Jesus called him to come to Him, he immediately threw off his cloak and jumped to his feet to answer the call of Jesus.
Jesus saw him running toward Him and said to Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do for you.” We know that Jesus knew what the blind man wanted but He wanted the blind man to show his faith and ask. He said to Jesus, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
In that moment as he said, “Lord” his spiritual eyes were opened. And Jesus said to the blind man, “Your faith has made you whole.” The blind man asked and then believed and immediately he received his sight.
We need to notice that Jesus did not say your intellectual understanding, your money, nor your good works, but your faith has made you whole. That is all it takes. Bartimaeus, who had been blind all his life, began to open his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the face of Jesus. What an experience to open one’s eyes and look straight into the strong, tender face of Jesus.
Bartimaeus had only heard about Jesus but he recognized by what he had heard that Jesus was his Messiah and he showed this when he called Jesus, the “Son of David.” Many not only heard about Jesus but saw Him with their physical eyes while He was on earth, but many of those who saw Him failed to recognize Him as their Messiah.
When Bartimaeus heard Jesus call him to come to Him he asked first for mercy. When Jesus asked Bartimaeus what he wanted Him to do for him, Bartimaeus said he wanted to see. Jesus healed him and immediately his eyes were opened. Not only was his physical eyes opened but his spiritual eyes were opened. He turned from darkness to the light to receive forgiveness from his sins and to be set free from the power of Satan. He turned from the darkness of sin and turned to the light to follow Jesus who is the light of the world. Just as Jesus called Bartimaeus to come to Him He is calling us today to come out of darkness into His wonderful light and follow Him (I Peter 2:9).
Our memory verse for this week is found in I John 1:9.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for healing me from my spiritual blindness. Help me to return to my daily activities ready to represent You according to Your will.
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