Matthew 9:27-31 “27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ 28 When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord.’ 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, ‘It shall be done to you according to your faith.’  30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: ‘See that no one knows about this!’ 31 But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout all that land.”

CAN’T KEEP A SECRET

Several times in the Scriptures we read that Jesus tells someone He has just healed to NOT tell anyone what He has done.  I am sure Jesus knew they would not be able to keep that secret.  After all, look at this story.  These men were blind.  When they showed up seeing, don’t you think the questions would start flying?  And how about the people (who aren’t mentioned in the story) who saw this this happen?  Don’t you think they were telling everyone what they saw?

Jesus did this “according to” their faith.  He saw they believed in Him, not just to heal their sight, but they believed in Him.  We do not know what happened to these two men, but I have to believe they were followers of Christ from that day forward. One day we will know, won’t we?

TEACHING MOMENT

Children love these stories of Christ.  But they need to know the real reason for them.  They aren’t just miraculous stories of healing.  They have a much deeper meaning.  Jesus healed because of their faith, not to impress the crowd.  Jesus heals our hearts today because of our faith which we have placed in Him as our Savior.  He doesn’t save us to use us a trophy for others to see.  He wants no recognition, except to be known as the Savior of mankind.

Will you commit to telling others what He has healed you of?  You also were blind, but He has given you heavenly eyes.  You were deaf to the truth until He opened your ears to hear His voice.  You were mute with no words to express your love until He touched your tongue with His Spirt and gave you His words to spread to everyone.  Rejoice in His healing powers of salvation in your life.  And, by all means, tell someone!