The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 25:23 (NLT)
As surely as a north wind brings rain, so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 146:8 (NLT)
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly.
The Word for encouragement:
Luke 18:35-43 (HCSB)
35 As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. 36 Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. 37 "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by," they told him. 38 So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 39 Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 40 Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him, 41 "What do you want Me to do for you?" "Lord," he said, "I want to see!" 42 "Receive your sight!" Jesus told him. "Your faith has healed you." 43 Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
My observation:
This event of Jesus healing the blind man is one of the final events in his earthly ministry. Jesus was just a few days from his divine appointment at Calvary.
This blind man had positioned himself alongside the road to beg for money from those who would be passing by. This was a good place to beg because pilgrims going up to Jerusalem would likely be generous.
However, the blind man got more than money on that day. He asked those near him what was all the commotion about. Somebody told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by". The blind man believed their report. He knew about Jesus, so in faith he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me".
The blind man came to that place on the road to Jerusalem to beg for money from the pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. However, he experienced a divine appointment, and he seized the opportunity. As a result he got a miracle of physical and spiritual healing.
This blind man walked away that day with his physical sight, and with personal salvation. This is borne out by what Jesus told the man in Luke 18:42-43 (see above).
My prayer:
Father God, I thank you for the confidence we can have in prayer because of who you are. Father, I am so grateful that you are able and willing to help those who cry out to you in faith. Father, I pray that I will be as persistent in prayer as the blind man, and as faithful as he was in following and glorifying you after he received his miracle.
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A man's steps are established by the Lord, and He takes pleasure in his way.
Psalm 103:14 (HCSB)
For He knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust.
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