Luke 18:34-38 (ESV)
[34] But they understood none of
these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was
said.
[35] As he drew near to Jericho,
a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. [36] And hearing a crowd going
by, he inquired what this meant. [37] They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is
passing by.” [38] And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Here are Jesus’ disciples. They
are with him every day. They hear him. They watch him. They have the opportunity
to ask questions when the crowds dissipate. Yet they are blind to Jesus’ plain
words about his death. In contrast a blind man cries out for sight. The crowds
try to silence him but he cries out even louder. “Jesus, Son of David, have
mercy on me!” He is not satisfied with blindness when the King is there.
It makes me wonder how often we
are satisfied with our blindness when we should be crying out for sight. It
makes me wonder how much we hear, read, and even study without understanding. Every
time we open our Bibles, every time we listen to a sermon, every time we bow
our heads to pray, we should be crying out for sight and insight, understanding
and clarity of truth. May we never be satisfied with our blindness.
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