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“Blessed are those who have not seen me and yet have believed,” (John 20:29)
They came from near and far seeking the Ultimate Healer of Nazareth. They have never seen, touched, heard, or felt Him before, but they believe He is the true Son of God. They were never present to witness any of the miracles that He performed, yet through their faith they know that He’s their Healer. Who are these people? In Jesus’ time, they were often the dumb, deft or blind. They were also sometimes the dead and other times the gravely ill, those who were too ill to be aware, sensible or logical, but there was never any doubt in their minds or hearts about the God-man Jesus was or the great powers He possessed. Perhaps it was because they harbored in their hearts complete faith in the Lord and that is why they were healed. Christ is not a doctor by our world’s definition, just like He is not a magician or wizard. His powers are not wrapped up in lotions or potions, or magic words and magic wands. Christ’s healing power is the true power of faith, and of love. Thus, devout faith is needed to be given by us before divine faith can be ministered to heal.
So what does this mean for us and others who need Christ’s healing touch? It means accepting Christ as who He is without requiring Him to bare proofs of His greatness to us. Those whom Jesus healed did not become whole because they needed a great sign from heaven so that they may believe. Neither God nor Jesus will ever need to prove their greatness to anyone. Those who were healed already had deep belief, such as the blind man at Bethsaida. Never having seen Christ or anything that He can do, the blind man “begged Jesus to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" 24He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around." 25Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly,” (Mark 8:23-25). In the same way, the two other blind men did not need to hear a booming voice from heaven crediting who Jesus was before they ran to Him calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" 28When He had gone indoors, the blind men came to Him, and He asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" Immediately they replied, "Yes, Lord." 29Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you
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