32: The construction of the words here lets us know that the ‘they’ refers to the two blind men, now healed. They went out and found this man, who they evidently knew, and brought him to Christ. As funny as it may sound, this was just as much an act of faith as believing that…

31: Often we must remember that the obvious thing may not be the best thing. Though these men sought to honor Christ before others by spreading the news, they could have honored him more by obeying him better. Now his command to us is to publish the gospel everywhere, and we seem to have trouble…

30: Jesus order to these men must be commented on. We must keep in mind that we do not know the exact situation in any case. What can be said is that faith, even during times when miracles were very common, should never be based solely upon miracles if at all possible. Faith based solely…

29: According to your faith is the message of Almighty God throughout history. All that we receive shall be according to our faith. Salvation is received by faith. God’s word is accepted by faith. The Christian life is lived by faith. Jesus is looking for faith. That is what he wants, that is what he…

28: These two men were very persistent. Jesus may have had others following him saying things like they said, only without a genuine heart of belief. There were likely many in the crowds who only repeated what others had said. That these men continued to pursue him showed the genuine nature of their faith. Daily…

27: The address of these blind men to Christ is more complete than what we hear from the lips of those who see. They did two very significant things by how they called for him. First, to address Christ as the Son of David was no common salutation. Though any male descendant of David might…

26: We are told in the other gospels that Jesus instructed the parents of the girl not to publicize the event. Jesus chose some miracles to publicize, and some to keep private. In the case of Lazarus, or the widow’s son, he did not try to make the matter private. Here he does. Though Jesus’…

25: Jesus brought the girl back to life instantly. Jesus could help people in may ways. He could, as in Lazarus’ case, command them to come out of the tomb. In this case, he takes the girl’s hand and gently tells her to get up. Matthew does not record Jesus speaking to the girl, but…

24: Unlike Jairus, the persons assembled about the girl had no faith in Christ whatsoever. They were mostly hired musicians and wailers anyway, none of whom had any personal interest in the girl. Though also, some of her family may have been present on the room. They apparently had not hte faith of Jairus either.…

23: The Jewish customs for mourning and funerals were quite interesting. The minstrels, of which there were likely several, played not to allay grief, but to encourage extreme weeping. The sound of the instruments was so doleful as to cause a very somber mood. In addition, their would be professional mourners assigned to the deceased…