Monday 14 Nov 2022

November 14: Luke 18:35-43

Key Verse: Luke 18:42
Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.’

Devotion:
How many times have you read passages in your bible where something has happened to a person because they have believed in God? I know it is a difficult thing to hear, especially when you have things going wrong in your life or when people have let you down – but God does look after us and does change the things around us to help and protect us!

I had a hard time believing God would do anything for me as a stroppy teenager, and I still have my doubts at times; but enough things have happened in my life to ensure I do trust and obey God. I have had things work themselves out as soon as I asked God for help. I have had things which took ‘forever’ to work out when I asked… But God always comes through and helps out when I ask.

That is the key thing here. We have to ask! This blind man who was sitting by the roadside outside of Jericho would not have known it was Jesus coming along. We can only assume there was a bit of a hustle and bustle happening which made him ask what was happening. When he heard it was Jesus, he had no delay in shouting out for help from Jesus! He was bold and he was a believer – he also had nothing to lose!

Jesus saw what was in his heart and immediately healed the man making sure he understood it was because of his faith and belief in God. If we are willing to have faith and believe in Jesus too, then He is willing to help us out; but we have to wait for His answer knowing He is going to answer!

Points to Ponder:
How patient are you with your prayers?

Do you give God time to answer?