“Lord, I Want To See”

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”

He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.

Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

Luke 18:35-43

The man was without sight, but he possessed spiritual insight into Jesus’s true identity. Compelled by this faith, “He shouted all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!” The result? His blindness was banished, and he went from begging for his living to blessed God because he could see.

In moments of darkness, where do you turn? Upon who or to whom do you call? It is the touch of the merciful touch of Jesus, God’s Son, that brings people from spiritual darkness to light.

The Father’s delight is to give sight to those who ask Him.

Our Daily Bread – June 5, 2018