A few days ago, we read about how Jesus did not want us to hinder the little children from coming to him. Today, we see that Jesus also does not want us to stand in the way of the disadvantaged and underprivileged. As Jesus is leaving Jericho, a blind man is calling out for him. Apparently, this is rather embarrassing for the people around Jesus, so they try to silence him. Interestingly enough, Jesus uses the very people who are trying to silence this man to call him to be healed. How embarrassing this must have been to those in the crowd!
We must remember that we are not a club for the righteous, but we are a hospital for sinners. All of us are in need of God’s grace. We cannot think of ourselves more highly than we ought. Those of us who are healthy or wealthy cannot see ourselves as more blessed than those of us who are not. We must continually open up our doors to all people to be blessed.
One of the greatest joys I have in seeing people serve at Jeff Street is to look who we have manning our front doors on Sunday morning. While we have a rotation, two of our regular ‘first impressions’ of Jeff Street are Carl Boward and Phil Rogers. Both have had extremely serious health problems, but greet as often as they can. We have received so many positive comments about how this blesses people because they are a constant reminder that God is faithful no matter what our earthly circumstances may be. May we always be people who show just how much God loves everyone, no matter what our earthly circumstances may be.
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