Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Why does Christ ask the blind man what he wants?
Why is it "faith" for the blind man to state the obvious?
What am I refusing to ask Jesus to cure because I can't imagine life without it?
When Jesus asks me "what do you want me to do for you?" - what is my answer?
And when He cures me - do I regret asking him because life was at least predictable before?
What does faith even mean in this verse?
Faith is wanting to be healed.
1 comment:
is it his asking that is faith or is it that he believed that jesus could/would do it? when he said "rabbi, i want to see", he was believing that jesus could do it. is that his faith, or is it just the actually asking/wanting itself. i can want anything, but to ask someone that i believe can and will heal...a more conventional reading, i know...
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