Interestingly, the Gospel of Matthew, in chapter 9, records two miracles of restoration. The first account is about the restoration of the sight of two blind men who believed (Matthew 9:27-31) and the second account is about the restoration of a dumb man’s speech (Matthew 9:32-33).
Jesus healed the blind men so they could see and He healed the dumb man so he could speak.
The Bible states that the god of this age (the devil) had blinded the minds of unbelievers lest they see the image of God in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). Many of us were blind before we believed in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But now that we have believed and seen, what next? The blind men saw and then they spoke. Likewise, we must also speak and share about Him and His fame in all the country (Matthew 9:31).
Point(s) to ponder:
Are you/I blind? Are you/I dumb? or Have you/I seen THE LIGHT (of the world) and if so, are we speaking about and of Him?
Matthew 9: 27-31 (KJV)
27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Matthew 9:32-33 (KJV)
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
