Acts 26:18 (NIV)
18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness
to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in
me.’
The blind man, Bartimaeus, threw off his cloak and ran
trembling to Jesus. And Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” He
said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” In that moment as he said, “Lord,”
his spiritual eyes were opened. And Jesus said, “Your faith has made you
whole.” Notice-not your intellectual understanding, not your money, not your
works-but your faith. Faith! That’s all it takes! Immediately Bartimaeus, who
had been blind all of his life, began to open his eyes, and the first thing he
saw was the face of Jesus. What an experience-to open one’s eyes and look
straight into the strong, tender face of Jesus! Bartimaeus met Jesus and the
record says he “followed Jesus in the way.” When you go back to your business,
or your home, or your neighborhood, or your friends, or your school, you don’t
go alone. Christ goes with you.
Thought for today:
Do I see things with the eyes of God?
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