Yep

3/22/2012

Matthew 11:5- “The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”

Interpretation: Jesus didn’t give the disciples a yes or no answer to bring to John. What he did give them, however, is a little more convincing and reassuring than any yes or no could be. By not saying yes or no, he still leaves the choice to believe up to John, just as it is each of our personal decision’s to accept Christ as Lord and savior, even though God has made himself plain to us. Romans 1:20 says, For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” John was in prison and waiting for an answer about the God he so badly wanted to believe in. The blind receive sight; God can make the blind see as he did often in the New Testament, but also today he is the one who pulls the scales from our eyes to reveal to us who he truly is. The lame can walk and also those who have had no purpose their whole lives suddenly take part in the majesty of God’s will. Those who have leprosy have been cured, although there was no cure for leprosy. Just as our sin stains are taken away through Christ where there had been no hope of salvation before His promise was fulfilled. The deaf hear, and finally pearls are no longer being cast before swine but God’s word is making sense and feeding the believer. The dead are raised; we have gone from darkness to light, and death to life. The good news is preached to the poor. The physically poor as well as the emotionally poor, the spiritually poor, and the mentally poor. So let us ask ourselves, is Jesus the one who is to come? Or should we expect someone else? He didn’t give a yes or no answer, but his answer contained the loudest sound of a trumpet playing, “Yes, yes yes!”

Application: This is great news!! Yesterday I made a list of 10 main things I wanted to tell my family about when I came home in order to report exactly what I have heard and seen here at Potter’s Field. Today I will make a similar list for my friends. The report is positive, Jesus is the one!