Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar (Luke 18)
35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
I listened to a very good message on the faith and prayer delivered by Aron Osborne at the SGM church in Cleveland, Ohio. It was great to hear a sermon that balanced the tension between the “name it, claim it” health & prosperity gospels and the biblical call to faith. Since I have had several conversations over the past few weeks about this subject, the timing was great.
