27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
28When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
"Yes, Lord," they replied.
29Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you"; 30and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this." 31But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
32While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
34But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."
These verses show two stories but the result of healing the Blind and Mute doesn't seem to be what Jesus wanted. Does this passage mean we should be careful to tell people when we see God's power? Or what else?
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Maybe Jesus told the blind men not to tell anyone about their healing because people might misinterpret the event or the person of Jesus. The Pharisees took their interpretation to the furthest degree by accusing Jesus of demonic powers. Jesus healed many from physical and spiritual ailments but first, He came preaching "repent, for the Kingdom of God is near." The people were amazed by what they saw but I wonder if they remember or even heard what Jesus came to preach.
i think you're right, lynn, about why Jesus warns the men not to let anyone know about the healing. Jesus healed so that "men might come to a knowledge of the truth"; but most people wanted to be healed, well. . . in order to be healed.
i was very struck by the question Jesus poses to the two blind men: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
i suppose that this is the question Jesus asks of us whenever we ask the impossible of Him.
"yes, Lord," is a good answer, but whether we truly mean these words or not will be seen in the answering of the prayer, for He says,
"according to your faith, it will be done to you."
according to our faith, it will be done--or not done, according to the lack thereof. we should earnestly ask the Lord for greater faith once we realize that our faith is the problem as much as it is the solution.
ciao sk!
by His mercy we are healed... the blind men asks for mercy... did they understand something of faith?
the old testament prophesy speaks of the healing the Messiah would do... and even as Jesus was fulfilling all the prophesies, He asked the blind men to not tell... that puzzles me too.
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