Matthew 9:26

 Matthew 9:26 says, And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.  Verse twenty-seven adds, And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.  As Jesus' fame was spreading, He was once again moving away from the fame.  As He was doing so, two blind men called out to Him, calling Him the Son of David, which would imply that they recognized Jesus as the long awaited Messiah.  The two men were first looking to have their physical sight restored, but they and we must come to Jesus first and foremost to have our spiritual sight restored.  Verse twenty-eight declares, 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.  When Jesus got to the house where He was staying, the two blind men came to Him, and Jesus asked them a question of whether or not they thought He could restore their sight, and they said they believed.  In order for Jesus to restore our spiritual sight by forgiving our sins and allowing us to enter into a right relationship with God, we must first believe that He can do so.  Verse twenty-nine adds, Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.  Jesus touched their eyes, but He said that their faith was what was going to restore their eyesight.  Without faith, even if Jesus touched their eyes they would have still been blind.  Jesus at some point touches everyone to bring forgiveness for their sins, but unless a person believes that Jesus can bring them forgiveness they will go away spiritually blind still.  Faith in Jesus was, is, and always will be the key to salvation.  Verse thirty continues, And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.  Their sight was restored, and Jesus told them to tell no one how it had happened.  Jesus was not there to bring physical healing, but to bring spiritual healing.  Of course, today when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord by faith then we have the commission to go and tell everyone.  Verse thirty-one concludes, But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.  When the two men left they spread the fame of Jesus into all the country where they went.  We should have the same desire to spread the fame of Jesus into the world today, and we even have the commission to do so.  Verse thirty-two says, As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.   Verse thirty-three adds, And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.  A man who couldn't speak and was possessed of a devil was brought to Jesus, and Jesus cast out the devil and the man spoke.  The people marveled at what Jesus had done and said that they had never seen anything like that in all of Israel.  When we come to Jesus for forgiveness of our sins today we must acknowledge that no one else can bring us spiritual healing.  Verse thirty-four declares, But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.  The Pharisees, some of the religious leaders of that day, accused Jesus of casting out the devils by the power of the prince of the devils, or Satan.  Some religious leaders today do not accept Jesus as the only way to salvation, but He is.  Verse thirty-five states, And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Jesus went from city to city teaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of God, while also healing every sickness and disease among the people.  We today need to be teaching the word of God to the people of the world that we encounter, and we must especially do so when we gather together as God's people.  Verse thirty-six declares, But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.  When Jesus saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion, because He saw the people scattered as sheep without a shepherd.  We today should be moved with the same compassion for the lost people of the world today.  Verse thirty-seven adds, Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;  Jesus saw the need for more workers to spread the gospel, and there is still that need today.  Verse thirty-eight concludes, Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.  Jesus told the disciples to pray to the lord of the harvest, which is God Himself, to send more laborers.  If we are to reach the world with gospel today we need to pray to God that He will send more laborers.