Luke
18:35-43
As Jesus
approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing
a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The
people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept
calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Then Jesus stopped
and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, “What
do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus
told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” He immediately received his
sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people
gave praise to God.
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Reflection:
Does it
pay to be persistent and to have faith in Jesus?
It always
pays to be persistent in any endeavor that we are in; because eventually our
persistence will bear fruit. How many success stories were anchored on the word
persistence? Perhaps
thousands even millions already, they toil in silence persistently working hard
and never giving up until they achieve success.
The blind
man in the gospel was also very persistent he never gave up shouting: “Son of
David”. even if he was being censured by
those around him. He still persisted amid the censure; eventually his
persistence bore fruit for he eventually got Jesus' attention. However, it was
not only persistence that brought the blind man to Jesus. He also has powerful
faith in Jesus.
Afterwards,
Jesus asked him: “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please
let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” What if
the blind man was not persistent and his faith wanting? What if he listened to
the rebukes of the people around him? He would not have been healed by Jesus.
Let us
always be persistent and let us always have this powerful faith in Jesus in any
good that we ambition to do. We may not see any ray of hope now but Jesus will
certainly respond to us in His own perfect time.
Are you
always persistent when you want something from Jesus? Do you have powerful
faith in Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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