January 16, 2018 -YES, LORD

Day 17 - (Today’s Bible readings: Genesis 13, Psalm 16, Matthew 9:14-31)

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered 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.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened. (Matthew 9:27-30 ESV) 

This account has clear parallels for all of us. Whether we have good eyesight or not, we are all blind-- spiritually blind. This spiritual blindness shows up in lives filled with hopelessness, despair, and an attempt to fill these voids with self-indulgence and endless distractions.

However, whenever someone gets to the point where they want to be delivered from such blindness, there is hope. This is what this account teaches us. The blind men cry out, “Have mercy on us,” words that the spiritually blind need to also plead to Jesus. 

● Lord, have mercy on us, and save us from ourselves.

He then says to us what he said to the blind men: “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” 

● Do YOU believe that Jesus can save you? 

May their answer be your answer: “Yes, Lord.”

“Yes Lord,” what a perfect answer to whatever the Lord asks of us, especially His call to repent and believe. With such faith, we truly get to “see” Jesus, our precious Savior and Lord.

Lord Jesus, thank You for healing my spiritual blindness. Please help me to always answer You with these words: “Yes, Lord.” Amen.

Pastor David Paape

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings form the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings  
Then scroll down to 2018 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless you meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!