How do we bring forth the power of faith into our lives, through being blind or through being sighted?

Question

Matt 9:28-29
Christ has reached his destination. The two blind men have followed. They have approached Christ asking that they receive their sight. Jesus questions them saying "Do you believe that I can do this to you?" Without having any hesitation the two answered, "Yes, Lord.” They wanted their sight. They believed that Christ could provide it to them. After the long years of darkness, they heard of the miracles. They heard of the things that Christ was doing with the lame, the sick, the possessed, and the ill. They thought that if he could do these things with those people then maybe he could help them to see. They were ready. They believed.

The two had heard much about Christ. The words had travel throughout the district about his miracles. He was well known and the two blind men had hope. Their hope became joy when they heard that Christ was coming their way. And their joy spurred them to action when he passed their way. Their action compelled them to follow him. They pleaded for pity. They asked for favor, but nothing happened. They were persistent. They did not give up. And when the journey ended and Christ reached the house, their opportunity was at hand. They came before Christ asking that they might see. At the moment of truth, they searched themselves and found belief. So Jesus touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done to you according to your faith.” And so it was. They received their sight from that moment and were able to see.

The blind believed. Somewhere in their darkest need they found belief within themselves that allowed them to be healed. And those with sight, did they believe? The sighted saw. The sighted were witness to what Christ performed. The sighted had visual experience to his miracles. The sighted had the foundation for belief. They knew that what they saw was real. They witnessed the paralytic get up from his bed. They witnessed the leper being cleansed before their eyes. They saw the results of the possessed being relieved of demons. They knew with their own eyes. And they praised God that such power had been given to men.

How is it then that the blind gained faith? They did not see the miracles. They did not have the visual memory to base their beliefs upon. They did not know if what was spoken was real. They only heard of the miracles. Yet they wanted to believe. They wanted to know. They wanted to have faith in him who performed miracles. And that want opened the door for the truth to come into their lives and bring about a transformation that opened their eyes. That want opened the door and allowed the miracle to take place. How do we believe today? How do we open the door to the power of Christ and allow him to perform miracles in our lives? How do we bring forth the power of faith into our lives? Is it through being blind or through being sighted?

Answer 1

Although the men were blind, they were neither deaf nor mute. They knew who Jesus was - the Son of David, a popular Jewish title for the coming Messiah. As so often happened with Jesus' miracles, it was the faith of the supplicant that was key to their healing.



In Mark 9:20-24 a man asked Jesus to heal his son: "If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." "If you can?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes." Immediately the boy's father exlaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" Since faith is never perfect, belief and unbelief are often mixed, and the father knew he needed help.



So too with us - even if our faith is weak, we can cry out to God to strengthen our faith. If we have spiritual sight, we can claim the promise and have faith in God, as Jesus commanded in Mark 11:22. And never forget, it is the work of the Holy Spirit to open eyes, unstop ears and soften hearts (spiritually speaking) so that we may receive the true gospel. We once were blind, now we see. Amazing Grace - how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!



Thank you for such an uplifting question in the midst of such unbelief in R&S.

Answer 2

Paul answers your question in Romans 10;17 which paul writes,"So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ." (NLT) These blind men who cannot see heard of the miracles of Jesus. They could tell in the people's voices that they spoke in awe and excitement about what they seen so I believe that because many people were talking about Jesus' Miracles that they came to faith by hearing over and over the miracles Jesus' done. Jesus healed lepers, cripples, he deaf if he can so that he surely can heal a blind man let's go to Jesus! The blind men probally thought. So faith comes by hearing the word of God.

Answer 3

Do not say that you’re afraid to trust your mind because you know so little. Are you safer in surrendering to mystics and discarding the little that you know? Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life. Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. Accept the fact that you are not omniscient, but playing a zombie will not give you omniscience—that your mind is fallible, but becoming mindless will not make you infallible—that an error made on your own is safer than ten truths accepted on faith, because the first leaves you the means to correct it, but the second destroys your capacity to distinguish truth from error.

Answer 4

By Receiving the Holy Spirit

Answer 5

Faith is the evidence. So that hideous reprobate Paul says.

Answer 6

If you could see that which you "believe" exists you wouldn't need faith nor belief.

Answer 7

FAITH is Seeing...................