1052. His Healing
His Healing
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto Him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
"And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way" (Mar_10:51-52).
Concerning the healing of the blind man, there are five things we can briefly note.
1. There is the question–"What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?" Did not the Lord know what the blind man wanted? Of course, He did, but He is asking to test the blind man's faith. He would find out if the blind man is in earnest; if he seeks the Lord and Him alone. The blind man might have said: "Lord, I am poor. I am having a very hard task. I am in a miserable plight. I want You to help me ease it up a bit. I want some bread, a better home. I want some friends." But no–when a sinner comes to God he does not come in order that he may have a better time.
Illustration: A woman once asked me to pray for her husband, and I found that, after all, she wanted her husband saved in order that he would be kind to her. She cared not for his soul.
2. There is the response–"Lord, that I might receive my sight." The answer was definite and positive. Bartimaeus had one thing in view–his sight. The sinner, too, when he comes to God, should simply cry for a real salvation. That is what he wants. That is what he needs. He does not want salvation in order to get into society, in order to ease his pocketbook. Away with such a thought! He wants salvation because he is a poor, lost, miserable guilty sinner, burdened with his sins.
3. There is the pronouncement–"Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole." When the trolley touches the wire, the power comes down. When the arm of faith touches Christ, salvation is assured. "To as many as received Him, He gave the right to become the children of God." The moment that we trust, the Lord proclaims us "saved."
4. There is the result–"And immediately he received his sight" What joy, what gladness came to the poor blind beggar! He had his sight and he was glad.
Dr. Kane tells how, after having lived the six months of night, near the North Pole, the day began to dawn. He was exultant and he was glad. His long, long night had passed.
How much greater was the joy of Bartimaeus. He had lived in darkness all his life, but now he saw. And so the sinner who is born in sin, when saved, rejoices in his new-found hope.
5. There is the aftermath–"He followed Jesus in the way." The one who is truly saved is always ready to take his cross and follow in the footsteps of his Lord. When one refuses to come out from the world and to align himself with the children of God; when one refuses to go outside the camp with Christ and bear His reproach, we have every reason for doubting the genuineness of his salvation.
It is always so, that the unsaved love darkness rather than light, neither come they to the light that their deeds may be made manifest.
It is always true that those who really are regenerate come to the light, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
The Saviour knows thy sorrow–
Wait not until the morrow–
Hear! Jesus calls,
His love enthralls,
Take now thy cross and follow.
Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR