Jesus, the Healer

"So He Began Shouting, "Son of David, Have Mercy on Me!" Luke 18:38 (NLT)



Jesus, the Healer. This was who the blind man appealed to. Not just the King of the Jews, but Jesus, the Healer. The blind man did not whisper as Jesus walked by, by NO MEANS. He "Boe'd"! Those words, "cried out", means to "SHOUT", or to "boe" in the Greek language. He may have been a blind man, but his ears were wide open, and he could hear the crowd coming. What a step of faith to SHOUT out to Jesus to have mercy on him. And Jesus did.

Sometimes healing is much deeper than we can grasp. You see it's not always about the physical body. Like the blind man, we have those issues that I would like to call "skin deep." And I ain't talking the top layer of skin either. I am referring to the layer beneath the layers...where the blood is crimson red...that's the depth I refer to. It's the depth that if IT were cut, we would bleed to death. And that is what is happening to many of us. We are "bleeding to death spiritually speaking." Oh, if someone could sew up the cut, Lord, that is so deep within our souls!!!! AHHHHHH Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on us!!!!!!

Have you ever wondered why a cut is called a "superficial cut?" Because it ain't got no depth to it. Point blank. It has no cause for concern. But then there are those wounds that are way too deep for a band-aid. A hemorrage of the spirit calls for the 911 Physician to rise up and respond. But we must call out to Him.

This blind beggar had far more than depth. He had a heart that said, "I am gonna run Jesus down if I have to. I may be blind, but my legs can run, my ears can hear, and my mouth can BOEEEEEEE (shout)!!!!!!! I don't care who knows my pain! I don't care as I shout out "Have mercy on me, a sinner!!! I don't care who knows my business! I am gonna be transparent! I gotta touch the Master!!!!"

Sisters, we are coming to the close of this 40 Day Makers Diet. Maybe we won't cross the finish line as a strong athlete would, filled with physical victory. Maybe some of us will. I know a few sisters that did not veer off their course. They stayed the race, steadfastly, with great endurance. AMEN and congratulations, praise God for your victory!

But then there are those of us that are laggin' behind, still on lap two, facing deep truths that this Diet has brought to the "surface." For some of us, it is lack of self-control. For others, it is plain cynicism from past failures that keeps us from seeing how "one more diet" could help. And yet for others, deeper issues came up. They are too painful to acknowledge, too embarrassing to share, and some of us are too tired of the repetition of it that we have shut down. Completely.

"Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." But the crowd warned him sternly to be quiet. (forget the dumb crowd. Jesus didn't die for us to let the crowd stop us.) AHHHHHH. WHAT DID JESUS SAY? "What do you want me to do for you?"

And this, my dear sister, is what Jesus is saying to us right at this very moment. "What do you want me to do for you?" Ponder that. Get past the "superficial response." Let's let Jesus inside the depths of our souls today..and we stand assured that He will grant us our request.


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