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Do you believe that Jesus is able to help you? · UCT Youth Daily Devotion

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  Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and welcome to another episode
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  of the United Church of Tonga Youth Devotion.
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  Our Bible reading for today is taken from Matthew chapter 9, verses 27 and 28.
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  It says, As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him,
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  calling out, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
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  When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him and he asked them,
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  Do you believe that I am able to do this?
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  A question for us today. Do you believe that Jesus is able to help you?
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  What do you do when you face difficulties in life? Maybe you've been trying
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  to find work without much luck.
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  Perhaps you're dealing with personal challenges that seem overwhelming.
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  Or you've wanted to share your faith with your friends but feel hesitant?
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  The question to ponder today is, do you believe that Jesus is able to help you with your struggles?
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  Today's passage recounts the story of two blind men who followed Jesus after
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  miraculously healing the sick.
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  They cried out to Jesus, have mercy on us, son of David.
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  But instead of healing them immediately, Jesus continued walking.
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  He entered the house and the two blind men followed him, persisting in their plea.
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  Imagine these two blind men struggling to find their way to the house where Jesus had entered.
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  They may have heard of what Jesus did and believed he was the Messiah who could heal them.
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  I wonder what went through their minds when Jesus didn't respond to their initial plea.
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  What would your response have been if you were in their position?
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  Would you have kept going, following Jesus to the house?
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  Imagine being blind and having to find your own way to the house.
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  You may be shy for being ignored in front of your friends.
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  The community already looked down on you because of your disability,
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  and now the one you thought was your only hope doesn't seem to care.
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  I bet you'll feel angry and doubt that Jesus is the answer for you.
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  Maybe you'd stop there and look elsewhere. But what bold faith these two blind men had.
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  Instead of feeling disheartened, they pressed on.
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  This reflects their understanding of Jesus and their deep belief that he could heal them.
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  As they entered the house, Jesus boldly asked them, Do you believe that I am able to do this?
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  That's a question for you and me today.
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  Do we genuinely believe that Jesus can help, provide for us,
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  and lead us to the work that we've been searching for?
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  Do you trust that Jesus can empower you to share your faith in the gospel with your mates?
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  Jesus is God incarnate, and He can do all things.
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  That's a fact. But the question for us today, do we believe this fact?
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  We can't just say we believe that Jesus can do things for us. We've got to live it out.
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  We must demonstrate our beliefs through our actions, just like the persistence of the two blind men.
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  Let us pray. Lord Jesus, thank you for reminding me today that you are powerful
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  and can help us in our journey.
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  You can heal our mental, physical, and spiritual disorders.
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  We can do all things through you. Empower me not to give up,
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  but to persevere in faith, following you. In your holy name I pray, amen.