Jesus Heal The Blind and Mute

Matthew 9: 27-34

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you”;

30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”

31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.

33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

Thought 1. The men were blind. They could not see what Jesus was doing. They could only hear.

(1) The lost are blind. They cannot see; they cannot understand.

(2) The lost can only hear.

“Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Ro. 10:17).

Hearing the gospel is the only hope for the lost. It is imperative that we go and proclaim the Word to them.

They cried for mercy. These men did what we must do if we wish God to have mercy upon us.

⇒ The blind men “believed the report” about the Messiah .

They could only hear the report; they could not see what was happening.

⇒ They personally cried out for mercy, accepting and confessing that Jesus was the Messiah.

God is rich in mercy (Ep. 2:4–5). He will have mercy on any who genuinely cry to Him for mercy.

Jesus’ response was compassionate and forceful. There was an unmistakable readiness to help. This is seen in three acts.

Jesus questioned the two blind men: “Believe ye that I am able to do this?”

Jesus always meets every facet of our need. He touches all who sincerely come to Him in whatever way they need to be touched. This fact should make every man come to Him. There is no need, no special problem existing that He cannot meet.

Jesus knows our faith, and He knows how to grow our faith. Note how He grew the faith of these men. Whatever we need to develop a strong faith, whether trial or test or immediate blessing, God will bring that experience into our lives

Matthew 21 : 21  Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

22 And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Blindness is a picture of spiritual ignorance and unbelief.

There is a fine line between honoring Jesus and honoring oneself in a testimony. The heart makes the difference and only God knows the heart. But He does know. How often we boast and glory in such phrases as …

• what a change has been wrought in my life

• but for the grace of God there go I

• what a terrible sinner I was

Romans 12: 3 For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.

Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

The demon had prevented the man from speaking. Jesus immediately healed him. When the dumb man spoke, the crowd marveled and said, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel. However, the religious leaders did not draw the same conclusion.

They believed that Jesus was performing His miracles by the power of Satan, the prince of demons.

What do you believe about Jesus?