My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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Matthew 9:29 … According <strong>to</strong> your Faith<br />
(02/23/20<strong>17</strong>)<br />
“According <strong>to</strong> your Faith let it be done for you<br />
… and their eyes were Opened.”<br />
~ unknown (Matthew 9:29)<br />
First & foremost, it is important <strong>to</strong> note that Jesus did not perform a miracle<br />
here (nor anywhere else in the Bible, for that matter), but rather empowered those<br />
with the requisite Faith <strong>to</strong> allow the God Essence within them (see John 14:20) <strong>to</strong><br />
heal them (see also Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:29, Mark 5:34, Mark 9:23, Mark 10:52,<br />
Luke 7:50, Luke 8:48-52, Luke <strong>17</strong>:19, Luke 18:42, John 9:39 , John 11:4-11 et al) …<br />
Note as well that Jesus said quite plainly that even if his followers did choose <strong>to</strong><br />
believe that he was in fact healing them himself, that they were under no<br />
circumstances <strong>to</strong> tell anyone else such falsehoods (see Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30,<br />
Matthew 12:16, Mark 1:44, Mark 5:43, Mark 7:36, Mark 8:26, Luke 5:14 & Luke 8:56)<br />
… In addition, please remember that – for Jesus at least – Faith was a verb; not an<br />
internal thought but an external action (see John 10:37-38 & John 14:12).<br />
Also, please note that by the measure of their Faith were they healed –<br />
meaning that those who came for personal benefit only received temporary &/or<br />
partial healing, whereas those who came <strong>to</strong> be healed that they might serve others<br />
become Whole once more.<br />
And finally, note in closing that "their eyes were Opened" as a result – that<br />
they could SEE clearly once again as a result of that Faith – that they had been<br />
blinded by self-interest and sin beforehand, and yet they had been blessed by the<br />
presence of Christ in Jesus (which reawakened the Christ within them – again John<br />
14:20); a presence that allowed them <strong>to</strong> remember that life was about serving<br />
others (see Mark 10:45 & John 13:15-<strong>17</strong>) instead of themselves. Yes, their eyes<br />
became closed once more<br />
thereafter (<strong>to</strong> the degree that they<br />
refused <strong>to</strong> go forth thereafter and<br />
live accordingly), and yet at least<br />
for that one moment of being<br />
exposed <strong>to</strong> The Way of selfsacrificial<br />
Love they could truly<br />
SEE again – with the same clarity<br />
they had when they were infants,<br />
and with the same empathy they<br />
knew when they were <strong>to</strong>ddlers<br />
(see Matthew 18:3-4).<br />
Amen ... Let it be so.<br />
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