St. Matthew, Chapter 22, verses: 35; A Doctor of the Law tests him..

Our paragraph topic is:  (The great commandment) Part 2.   

And so they brought forward the great minds of the Law to question Christ.  These were the scholars who had studied and taught the Law down through the ages.  They knew the ends and outs of the Law.  They knew the minutia of the Law.  They knew the intent of the Law as far as man could understand the Law as given by God.  But they could not understand the Law according to the mind of God.  Only Christ had the wisdom and the insight of the Holy Spirit.

You see, they did not believe.  In the face of all that was spoken, all the miracles that were performed, they still did not understand or believe he could be the one.  They only knew that he had to be taken down because he did not belong to their group.  So they gathered together and came up with one question that they believed was the one great question of the Law.  And one of them, a doctor of the Law, putting him to the test, asked him.   

Christ had no formal training in the synagogue.  He did not attend the temple where all the other trainees were taught the ins and outs of the Law.  Yet he knew more of the Law than the masters and the doctors.  They wanted to know who taught him.  They wanted to know how he knew.  They wanted to know were he was trained.  Yet he did not reveal to them who he was and they did not accept that he was the Messiah.  They believed that he was a charlatan, a fake.  

The people knew.  The people accepted him as real.  They could believe what they saw.  They could understand what they heard.  Their minds were opened, their eyes were not blind, their ears could hear.  They could see and believe.  Would we do the same today?  Would we know the truth today if he came to us, spoke to us, performed miracles, healed the sick, made the lame walk, cast out demons? Would we believe?  Yet all that has happened and has been given to us in the written words of the Bible.  He has told us that there will be those who will come after him performing miracles in his name.  He has told us that he will only come again on a cloud with his angels for all to see.  He has given us signs to look for before he comes that we will know that time is drawing near.

Be prepared!  Everyday the thief may come.  Put on your armor in the morning and know that you are ready to face what the day has to offer.  Know that you do not fight alone that you have an army with you to guide you and fight with you in your daily battles.  Be strengthened by your prayers.  Call upon the Lord at all times and he will be your right arm.  Be patient in your needs because he knows what you need.  The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.  I am but a sinner who asks forgiveness and seeks to do his will in the hope that I may be with him in his kingdom.  May the Lord have mercy on my soul.

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 nd 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.  

St. Matthew, Chapter 20, verse:32b, Jesus responds.

Our paragraph topic is:  (The blind men at Jericho) Part 7. 

The two blind men sat by the roadside and heard that Jesus was passing by.  They cried out for his help.  They cried and they cried and they cried out and would not stop.  All the crowd told them to stop.  All the crowd tried to stop them.  All the crowd would not help them.  So they continued to cry out because they believed that he could help them.  They believed that this was their one opportunity to end their pain and suffering in the darkness.

Christ did not hear them over the din of the crowd.  Christ did not see them because of the large crowd.  Christ could not help them because the crowd would not let them get to him.  But over all the noise and all the people that followed Christ heard their hearts crying out to him.  He heard their faith.  He heard their belief in him: and called them, and said, "What will you have me do for you?" 

What would you have me do for you was his response.  What would you say to this response?  What would you ask him to do for you?  What would you want Christ to do for you today?  The two blind men wanted to see more than anything else in the world.  They did not want gold.  They did not want power.  They did not want prestige.  They did not want to be popular.  All they wanted was to be able to see.  What would you ask Christ for today?

Would you want to have your bills paid?  Would you want to have money?  Would you want to be powerful?  Would you want to be popular like an actor or actress?  What more than anything else would you want in your life to ask Christ to do for you today?  I cried because of the mistakes that I made in my life.  I cried because of the failure that I had become.  I cried because of the wrongs that I did to others.  I cried because I was a sinner and did not want to be left out of the kingdom.  What did I ask for?  I asked to know that he loved me and that he would forgive me for my sins.

Many are lost today.  Many are sitting by the wayside not knowing what to do with their lives having lost their ability to see.  Many have taken to dark roads to get what their hearts desire.  They have been blinded into believing that material things can satisfy their hearts desires.  What do you believe?  What do you want?  Do you know what will bring you peace, what will satisfy you in your life?  True satisfaction can only through Christ.  True peace can only come through his wisdom.  True knowledge of the love of the Father brings joy and happiness that no earthly prize can give.  For he is the source of all happiness, the source of all joy, the origin of true peace.  What do you want in your life today?

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.