great ordinary happenings

Here is the Part 1 of the topic, if you care to read it.

3.) A large crowd was around Jesus, enough to discourage one with a negative attitude (“I can’t go near Him.” he would say), yet blind as he was, he edged through, courting the ire of the other people (verse 48)
4.) When he shouted more loudly, and Jesus noticed him, the same people who earlier were angry with him, cheered him up. So my realization: When the Lord acts on our concerns, by His mercy and also by our persistent faith, even those who are opposed to us, if they are people, or circumstances that may be hopeless, give way as the power of God now reaches out to us – in His perfect time.
5.) A revelation of verse 50 is interesting: “So he threw up his cloak….” Cloak here, as explained, refers to our spiritual “extra baggage” which we have to throw away before we can come to Jesus. We are made immobile to go to Church, attend prayer meetings, Bible studies, or any religious activities by our vices; pride; evil thoughts, words and deeds, all that are not pleasing to God.

Even in air travel, we pay for the extra baggage that we bring with us. In our spiritual life, the above “extra baggage” costs us our peace, joy, unity among family/relatives/ friends, and the life of grace with God. All of the latter cannot be ours if we cling to those needless extras. Let’s exercise our faith, and throw those away (we pray to the Lord to help us)!

A life of peace, joy and love, anyone? Only in, and with, Jesus!

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