Our paragraph topic is: (The blind men at Jericho) Part 5.
And so here they were, the two blind men, sitting on the road where Jesus was passing by. Opportunity knocked at their door. Fortune came to favor them. All they had to do was ask for his help. They believed he would save them. So they called out. They shouted out. They yelled at the top of their lungs. They wanted him to hear them. They could not see him. They did not know where he was. But they could hear the others calling out his name.
Jesus, they called. Jesus, Son of David, help us, they yelled. But there were others calling his name also. There were others trying to get his attention. There were others who wanted his help and they were calling too. And when the blind men called, others tried to stop them. Others tried to silence them, but they were determined. They would not be deterred. So they continued to call him. And they were told to be quiet to be silent. But they cried out all the louder, saying, "Lord , have mercy on us, Son of David!"
They knew that their time had come. They knew that they had the opportunity of their lives come right before their eyes, even though they could not see. They saw with their minds eye. They saw with their hearts beating. They saw with their belief, their faith, and their cries.
Often times in our lives we reach a point where we want to give up. We come to think that all is for naught, all is lost, their are no other options left. We come to what we believe is a brick wall with no other choices left. Daily life has brought us to a point where our heads are spinning and we don't know what to do. The bills have piled up and we have no money to pay them. The mortgage payment is past due and the sheriff is knocking at the door to put us out in the cold. We have lost our last job and we do not know how we will survive.
It is at these times in our lives that we become open to influence. Our minds are open to whatever comes to us to turn our lives around. Some will turn to suggestions that come to mind that will change their plight. Others will break with themselves and accept evil thoughts to turn themselves around. The influence of evil becomes present. But then their is the other choice. We could cry out to our Father to let him know our pain, to let him know the pressure that we feel. We could ask him for his help. Father, please help us!
The two blind men got their opportunity for help. He walked right past their door. Will you cry out when you come to your wits end? Will you ask your Father to help you when you have fallen and do not know how to continue? He wants to help. He wants to provide. He wants to take care of you, if you let him. Faith is the key. Trust is the door that opens unto those who call his name. And knowledge of his love is the foundation upon which you can build the rest of your life. For we can know with certainty that he will hear us. We can know without doubt that he will answer. We can experience miracles in our lives if we are patient in his will for us. The choice is ours. Cry out to the Lord and let no one or nothing silence you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
And so here they were, the two blind men, sitting on the road where Jesus was passing by. Opportunity knocked at their door. Fortune came to favor them. All they had to do was ask for his help. They believed he would save them. So they called out. They shouted out. They yelled at the top of their lungs. They wanted him to hear them. They could not see him. They did not know where he was. But they could hear the others calling out his name.
Jesus, they called. Jesus, Son of David, help us, they yelled. But there were others calling his name also. There were others trying to get his attention. There were others who wanted his help and they were calling too. And when the blind men called, others tried to stop them. Others tried to silence them, but they were determined. They would not be deterred. So they continued to call him. And they were told to be quiet to be silent. But they cried out all the louder, saying, "Lord , have mercy on us, Son of David!"
They knew that their time had come. They knew that they had the opportunity of their lives come right before their eyes, even though they could not see. They saw with their minds eye. They saw with their hearts beating. They saw with their belief, their faith, and their cries.
Often times in our lives we reach a point where we want to give up. We come to think that all is for naught, all is lost, their are no other options left. We come to what we believe is a brick wall with no other choices left. Daily life has brought us to a point where our heads are spinning and we don't know what to do. The bills have piled up and we have no money to pay them. The mortgage payment is past due and the sheriff is knocking at the door to put us out in the cold. We have lost our last job and we do not know how we will survive.
It is at these times in our lives that we become open to influence. Our minds are open to whatever comes to us to turn our lives around. Some will turn to suggestions that come to mind that will change their plight. Others will break with themselves and accept evil thoughts to turn themselves around. The influence of evil becomes present. But then their is the other choice. We could cry out to our Father to let him know our pain, to let him know the pressure that we feel. We could ask him for his help. Father, please help us!
The two blind men got their opportunity for help. He walked right past their door. Will you cry out when you come to your wits end? Will you ask your Father to help you when you have fallen and do not know how to continue? He wants to help. He wants to provide. He wants to take care of you, if you let him. Faith is the key. Trust is the door that opens unto those who call his name. And knowledge of his love is the foundation upon which you can build the rest of your life. For we can know with certainty that he will hear us. We can know without doubt that he will answer. We can experience miracles in our lives if we are patient in his will for us. The choice is ours. Cry out to the Lord and let no one or nothing silence you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
