And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”

- Matthew 9:27

Faith is most often found where you least expect it.

The two blind men in our text this morning had never seen Jesus. They are not friends with Jesus, not even acquaintances. Yet, they "know" Jesus. They call Jesus the "son of David" (vs. 27). They call Jesus "Lord" (vs. 28).

Even though their eyes were dark, their hearts understood. They saw a truth that seeing men were unable to see. They saw more than the scribes and Pharisees combined. They saw that Jesus was the Messiah, and they believed that He was able to heal them.

Friend, never forget; grace is stronger than circumstance.

I traveled to Northwest Haiti one summer to a region immersed in abject poverty. Staying at an open-air orphanage, I awoke one morning to the sound of hymns being sung in a field. Going out to investigate, I witnessed 100 orphans and their caretakers singing to God. Each one was content, and each one singing a joyful noise.

I asked the missionary, “do they do this every morning?”
“Yes,” he replied.
“Why?” I asked. “These people have nothing.”
“That's where you're wrong,” he said. “They know Christ, they have everything.”

We must never despair someone's salvation just because they live in an unfavorable position. The Holy Spirit gives faith with no respect to money, success, or education.

Indeed, it is often money, success, and education that keep us from Christ!

• An ignorant man may know Christ while the university professor remains hard-hearted.
• A poor man may know Christ while the rich man remains in bondage to his money.

Faith is most often found where you least expect it.

Praise be to God that he is no respecter of persons. There is only one prerequisite to know God, that you would know His Son, Jesus Christ. Even the blind could see that.

Your prayer today, “God help me to see.”

Press on,
Pastor Harp