Jesus was being followed by two blind men crying out for mercy from Him. There we pick up the story. "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, "Yes Lord." Then He touched their eyes saying, "According to your faith be it done to you." And their eyes were opened..." (Matthew 9:27-29.) Thus a miracle was done but there were conditions.
Jesus had the power to heal these blind men but it was the basis of their faith that they were healed. The Lord offered a great blessing to them and their faith claimed the blessing.
What if Jesus were to ask us that same question, 'Do you believe I am able to do this?" We have so may promises of comfort and assistance made by the Lord yet we still fear that there will be failure. Think of an ocean analogy. Christians may often play in the surf, but there comes a time to launch out into the deep and that scares many. Jesus told the people of His day, "You are wrong because you know neither the scripture or the power of God." (Matthew 22:29.) We know scripture but have doubts about the power of God. Like Thomas we want to SEE the nail scars in the hands of the Lord before we will believe.
Jesus promised to be where 2 or 3 were gathered in His name He would be there (Matthew 18:20.) If the Lord asked, "Do you believe I can do this?" we would answer Yes because scripture says so. The reality is that many don't because they stay from services and miss the blessing of being with the Lord. Jesus said He would be with His disciples to the end as they seek to evangelize the world (Matthew 28:19-20.) Do we believe He is able to do this? We know we should be teaching everyone but often don't because we think no one will listen. Jesus still says He is with us. Let's do it.
What of prayer. We know the Lord says prayers will be answered (Matthew 21:22) but we often pray with doubts (James 1:5-6.) Do we believe prayer will be answered? We have to ask according to the will of God to be sure but when we ask, do so with complete confidence and faith.
Jesus will come back some day to take us home to heaven (John 14:1-3.) We know the scripture but live selfishly as though we have all the time in the world. Yes, we miss out on a lot because we don't have the answer to the Lord's question.
author: Wayde Miller, Evangelist
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