Confession
Matthew 9:27-30 As
Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy
on us, Son of David!”
28 When he had gone
indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I
am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied. 29 Then he touched their eyes
and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you”; 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned
them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”
WOULD it be correct to assume that when you saw the word “confession”
as the title, I can assume you thought about some sin in your life? Maybe you
were reluctant to open this because you feared, “Oh no. This is about sin.” But
it’s not. Today the focus is on. If you
confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
When the two blind
men called out, “Have mercy on us, Son of
David!” they were confessing that Jesus was the Messiah. “Son of David” was
the well-known Jewish term for the Messiah, as the prophets proclaimed the
Messiah would come from the line of David. The men also confessed that Jesus’
mercy would change them. They were asking for Jesus to heal them, to save them
from blindness. Then, when Jesus asked, “Do
you believe that I am able to do this?” They confessed their faith in the
Messiah once more. “Yes, Lord,” they
replied.
God repeatedly
calls us to be a people who are faithful to confess him as the Lord of our
lives. How do you answer Jesus’ question?
LIFE Link: Confessing Jesus is Lord reduces the need to
confess our sins.
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