The Blind Man Is Healed

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. Luke 18:35-43

Steps: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12

In this story Jesus comes in contact with a blind man named Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52). When this man heard that Jesus was coming by he started yelling for Jesus to stop and help him. The people around him told him to be quiet and not interfere with the Master. When he knew that Jesus was still near he cried out even more. Finally Jesus told the people to bring Bartimaeus to Him. When Bartimaeus came near Jesus asked him what he wanted Jesus to do. Bartimaeus answered that he wanted to get his sight. Jesus told him that his faith in Jesus saved him and he was able to see. When the people saw and heard what Jesus did for him they all praised God that such a miracle could and did happen.

Prayer for Today: God, we also have problems similar to Bartimaeus. In our cases most of us can literally see but most of us have problems seeing spiritually. We know that the steps say that we must recognize our needs and then get that help from You. Help us to keep working the steps till we get to the 11th step which improves our contact with You. Please continue to grant us Your grace and mercy and power so that we can see and respond to Your gifts. Grant us a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps and as we “see” that we will understand what we see and it will indeed improve our conscious contact with You. Thank You Lord for Your mercies toward us.