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Monday, November 17, 2008, St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5, Psalm 1, Luke 18:35-43
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BELIEVING IS SEEING
"At that very moment he was given his sight and began to follow
Him." —Luke 18:43
Jesus' healing of the blind beggar of Jericho is preceded by the young
rich man's rejection of Jesus and followed by Zacchaeus' acceptance of
Him. Jesus healed not only the physically blind but also those spiritually
blinded by the god of the present age, the god of greed and a
pleasure-seeking lifestyle (2 Cor 4:4). The love of money is the root of
all evil, including spiritual blindness (1 Tm 6:10).
For example, the Pharisees were "blind guides" and "blind fools" (Mt
23:16-17) because they "were avaricious men" (Lk 16:14). We can act like
the young rich man, refuse to let Jesus heal us of our blindness, and walk
away sad (Mk 10:22). On the other hand, we can be like Zacchaeus. Jesus
will open our eyes and our hearts. We will give half or more of our
possessions to the poor (Lk 19:8).
On the day we are healed of spiritual blindness, salvation will have truly
come to our house (Lk 19:9). Even if you're blind to being blind, by faith
draw close to Jesus today and pray: "Lord, I want to see" (Lk 18:41).
Jesus will answer: "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you" (Lk
18:42).
Prayer: Lord, I want to see today, no matter what.
Promise: "Happy is the man who reads this prophetic message, and happy are
those who hear it and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time
is near!" —Rv 1:3
Praise: St. Elizabeth, queen of Hungary, loved the sick and thus built a
hospital at the foot of her castle.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Spiritual Blindness" on audio AV
65-1 or video V-65.)
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