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According to your Faith
Matthew 9:27-29 (NKJV)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, "According to your faith let it be to you."
AFTER the raising of Jairus' daughter, our Lord on His departure was followed by two blind men crying for mercy
Matthew 9:27-34 (NKJV)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, "According to your faith let it be to you."
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it."
31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!"
34 But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons."
He asked them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" And they answered, "Yes, Lord." Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it unto you," and their eyes were opened.
A simple story, so simple that we pass over it and overlook its tremendous revelation. Here is the key to a life of blessing: "According to your faith." But, mind you, faith in the Lord Jesus, for He had just asked, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" The value of faith depends upon the object of faith, and when Christ is the object, faith never fails. All things are possible to the person who believes, if he believes in Him with whom all things are possible.
Back of all the misery of the world today lies unbelief in Christ. We will not come unto Him that we might have life. Sinners miss life here and hereafter because they believe not, and Christians live meager and defeated lives because they believe so little. In the midst of it all stands Jesus, the answer to every problem; but we do not believe like the blind men that He is able to do wonders in our lives or, if we believe it theoretically, we do not believe it practically, so our eyes are not opened. Some seek special experiences, signs and wonders, but will not live daily by faith, looking unto Jesus.
Here is the measure of blessing: According to your faith. If there is much faith, there is much blessing. If there is little faith, there is little blessing. There is no other way. Simple faith in Jesus Christ is the key to every problem, the answer to every issue from the smallest to the greatest. He Himself said so: how long will it take us to learn it?
After this miracle, the Lord healed a dumb demoniac and the Pharisees attributed His miracle to the devil. Alas, there are religious people today who deny a God of miracles and ascribe works of healing to the devil! It is to the everlasting shame of the church that we have lost sight of Christ the Healer and stand almost in the place of the Pharisees, ridiculing those who have the gift of healing, plainly taught in the New Testament, and almost ascribing the work of God to Beelzebub.
Our Lord went next to Nazareth, and there what struck Him was unfaith. His townspeople were offended in Him, and He could do no mighty works there because of their unbelief. He marveled at the centurions faith
Matthew 8:10 (NKJV)
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
but here He marveled at their unbelief
Mark 6:6 (NKJV)
6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
So we read that He went around about the village, teaching. He was restricted to a teaching ministry here—and so He is today in most places, for we believe not.
What wonders might come to pass if we only believed!
Reflections on the Gospels by Vance Havner
Prayer: Heavenly Father look on us your children, whether we consider we have a strong faith or little faith, in your eyes our faith is as small as a mustard seed.
Help us Lord to believe and trust in you as you request, as your deserve, may our faith grow daily and may you be Glorified through Jesus Christ our Lord.
According to our Faith let it be. In Jesus precious name. Amen
Matthew 9:27-29 (NKJV)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, "According to your faith let it be to you."
AFTER the raising of Jairus' daughter, our Lord on His departure was followed by two blind men crying for mercy
Matthew 9:27-34 (NKJV)
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, "According to your faith let it be to you."
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it."
31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!"
34 But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons."
He asked them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" And they answered, "Yes, Lord." Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it unto you," and their eyes were opened.
A simple story, so simple that we pass over it and overlook its tremendous revelation. Here is the key to a life of blessing: "According to your faith." But, mind you, faith in the Lord Jesus, for He had just asked, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" The value of faith depends upon the object of faith, and when Christ is the object, faith never fails. All things are possible to the person who believes, if he believes in Him with whom all things are possible.
Back of all the misery of the world today lies unbelief in Christ. We will not come unto Him that we might have life. Sinners miss life here and hereafter because they believe not, and Christians live meager and defeated lives because they believe so little. In the midst of it all stands Jesus, the answer to every problem; but we do not believe like the blind men that He is able to do wonders in our lives or, if we believe it theoretically, we do not believe it practically, so our eyes are not opened. Some seek special experiences, signs and wonders, but will not live daily by faith, looking unto Jesus.
Here is the measure of blessing: According to your faith. If there is much faith, there is much blessing. If there is little faith, there is little blessing. There is no other way. Simple faith in Jesus Christ is the key to every problem, the answer to every issue from the smallest to the greatest. He Himself said so: how long will it take us to learn it?
After this miracle, the Lord healed a dumb demoniac and the Pharisees attributed His miracle to the devil. Alas, there are religious people today who deny a God of miracles and ascribe works of healing to the devil! It is to the everlasting shame of the church that we have lost sight of Christ the Healer and stand almost in the place of the Pharisees, ridiculing those who have the gift of healing, plainly taught in the New Testament, and almost ascribing the work of God to Beelzebub.
Our Lord went next to Nazareth, and there what struck Him was unfaith. His townspeople were offended in Him, and He could do no mighty works there because of their unbelief. He marveled at the centurions faith
Matthew 8:10 (NKJV)
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
but here He marveled at their unbelief
Mark 6:6 (NKJV)
6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
So we read that He went around about the village, teaching. He was restricted to a teaching ministry here—and so He is today in most places, for we believe not.
What wonders might come to pass if we only believed!
Reflections on the Gospels by Vance Havner
Prayer: Heavenly Father look on us your children, whether we consider we have a strong faith or little faith, in your eyes our faith is as small as a mustard seed.
Help us Lord to believe and trust in you as you request, as your deserve, may our faith grow daily and may you be Glorified through Jesus Christ our Lord.
According to our Faith let it be. In Jesus precious name. Amen
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