“Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.” Matthew 9:29
We read in scripture of how Yeshua healed the sick, cleansed the lepers and raised the dead. On many of these occasions we see that He told them to do something – demonstrating an evidence of their faith, through their actions, such as to go and wash in the Pool of Siloam. On other occasions, He asked them a question – which demanded a verbal answer, declaring their faith in Him to heal and restore them. In this account mentioned in Matthew 9, two blind men were following Yeshua, calling out “Thou son of David, have mercy on us.” The simple fact they were calling Him the “son of David”, rather than “Yeshua of Nazareth”, as most people regarded Him, was a clear declaration that they believed Him to be the Messiah, Yehovah’s anointed One. On hearing that statement of faith, Yeshua asked them if they believed He was able to heal them, and they replied “Yes, Lord.” Again, both the fact they said “Yes” and that they called Him “Lord” were declarations of their faith and trust in Him to perform the miracle they so desperately needed. Yeshua responded by saying that it was according to their faith, their expectation, their belief that because He was the Son of David, the Messiah, Yehovah’s appointed deliverer, they would receive what they were asking Him for. Many of us can all too easily drift through life with a “que sera, sera” (whatever will be, will be) attitude and mindset, believing that if Yehovah wants us healed, wants us well, wants us to receive the provision, the miracle, the answer to our prayers, He may – or may not – come through with what we need. It is as if we think Yeshua may, or may not, do it, all dependant on how He is feeling at the time. But Yeshua responds to our faith in Him, and our willingness to stand upon the promises of Yehovah, as proclaimed clearly in the Scriptures. If we, through our faith, have every confidence that He will do all and whatever He has promised us in and by His Word – evidenced by our expectation that we will receive that tangible answer to our prayer – He will not disappoint us.