There is an interesting story found in Luke 18:35-42. We read that Jesus was going on His way and a crowd was following. Imagine the noise. People talking among themselves, hundreds of feet shuffling forward, sounds of laughter and varying levels of conversation. In the midst of all this noise, a blind man, who had been sitting on the side of the road, begins shouting. He was trying to be heard above the clamor of the crowd. “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those near him tried to shush him but he continued to shout. Jesus heard and Jesus came.
In the exchange that followed, Jesus asks the man what he wants. The man answers, “Lord, I want to see.” Jesus heals the man, restoring his sight. Once he walked in darkness, but one touch from Jesus and he walks in the light.
It’s no different in our spiritual worlds. While we know Jesus still heals today, the greater healing is of the heart. To be physically whole but spiritually dead is not a full life. When we are spiritually alive, then whatever happens in our physical worlds is received with strength, courage, peace, and joy that comes from God Himself. It is a peace and joy that the world cannot give. Only God can give such gifts to us. He gladly gives to all who seek Him.
We live in a dark world filled with crowds of tumult, anxiety, stress, and fear. Like the blind man, we, too, may shout or even whisper, “Jesus, help me,” and He will gladly come. He will speak soothing words into all your hurting places. He will replace any foreboding with tranquility. Jesus said in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do to give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Upon first reading one may understandably reason, how can I keep myself from being troubled? It just happens. Yes, but when worry comes, we don’t have to stay that way. Like the blind man who could not see, we who are blinded by the troubles of the world can call out, and He will answer. He will give His own peace that shines His light into our fretful hearts, and guides us through the rocky places until we walk on smooth ground again.
We don’t have to merely survive the darkness of this world. Remember the words found in Romans 8:31 & 37. “What shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?…In all these things we are more than conquerers through Him who loved us.” Are you troubled today? Don’t sit in the darkness of worry. Call out to Jesus. He will come. He will comfort. He will heal the wounds of your heart.