Asking out of Faith
Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him. (Matthew 20:32-34)
One of the things that separates Christianity from all other religions is that we can experience salvation by faith alone. In order to have a personal relationship with the Lord, we don’t have to do anything to prove ourselves. We don’t need to check off a list of good deeds. We don’t have to measure up to a standard of behavior, in order for God to act on our behalf. We just need to have faith. Based on that faith, we can ask the Lord for anything, knowing that He is capable of all things.
The two blind men were a perfect example of this principle in Matthew 20. These men in Jericho weren’t perfect and they weren’t Bible scholars. They weren’t taking a chance hoping that Jesus might help them. No, they had heard the truth about Jesus. Because they knew He could heal them, they acted on their faith in Him and confidently asked for His help.
The lesson on faith that we learn from these two men is an important one for us to grasp. Faith is not believing something so strongly and desperately that you cross your fingers and hope it happens. It is not positive thinking. It is not possessing perfect theology or earning God’s blessings. Rather, faith is the ability to take God at His Word.
We don’t need to have it all together or know the answer to every question. We just need to have faith and believe that the Lord is capable of performing miracles that are in line with His will. Is there something you can ask the Lord for today, based solely on your faith in Him?
One of the things that separates Christianity from all other religions is that we can experience salvation by faith alone. In order to have a personal relationship with the Lord, we don’t have to do anything to prove ourselves. We don’t need to check off a list of good deeds. We don’t have to measure up to a standard of behavior, in order for God to act on our behalf. We just need to have faith. Based on that faith, we can ask the Lord for anything, knowing that He is capable of all things.
The two blind men were a perfect example of this principle in Matthew 20. These men in Jericho weren’t perfect and they weren’t Bible scholars. They weren’t taking a chance hoping that Jesus might help them. No, they had heard the truth about Jesus. Because they knew He could heal them, they acted on their faith in Him and confidently asked for His help.
The lesson on faith that we learn from these two men is an important one for us to grasp. Faith is not believing something so strongly and desperately that you cross your fingers and hope it happens. It is not positive thinking. It is not possessing perfect theology or earning God’s blessings. Rather, faith is the ability to take God at His Word.
We don’t need to have it all together or know the answer to every question. We just need to have faith and believe that the Lord is capable of performing miracles that are in line with His will. Is there something you can ask the Lord for today, based solely on your faith in Him?
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