Daily Devotional for May 16, 2019
Let Them See
“What’s our story about tonight, Mom?” Sage asked when the family
had gathered for their nightly story, Bible reading, and prayer.
“It’s a story about a blind man in Africa,” Mom replied. “He heard about a doctor who could operate on eyes. Listen.” She began to read. “Ktiba walked many miles. He needed a lot of help along the way, but at last he managed to reach the hospital. ‘I’ll do what I can to help you,’ the doctor told him. He did several tests and decided to operate on Ktiba’s eyes. After his surgery, Ktiba had to wait many days for the bandages to be taken off. When the time to remove them finally came, Ktiba waited nervously as the doctor unwrapped them from his head. Then . . . ‘Oh! I can see!’ Ktiba exclaimed. ‘I can see!’”
Sage clapped her hands. “All right!”
Mom nodded and continued reading. “What do you think Ktiba did next? Did he stay at home and enjoy his sight? No, he went around to all the villages and found other people who were blind. He led them on the long walk to the hospital. ‘These people need to see too,’ he told the doctor. Once again, the doctor did what he could to restore sight to many others.” Mom smiled and closed the book.
“Good story,” said Dad, “and it has a good lesson for us. Who knows what that would be?” No one spoke for a moment. “I’ll give you a hint. Just like the blind man brought others to the doctor for help, Christians should bring others to the Great Physician, and that’s . . .”
“Jesus!” Sage exclaimed.
“Right,” said Dad. “People who don’t know Him are spiritually blind, and they’re even worse off than those who can’t see with their physical eyes. Those of us who know Jesus have received spiritual sight, and we can help bring others to Him so they can be healed of their spiritual blindness too.”
“Let’s all think of someone we might be able to bring to Jesus,” Mom suggested.
There’s my friend Julie, Sage thought. She doesn’t go to church, and I haven’t done anything to bring her to Jesus. I’m going to tell her about Him and see if she wants to come to church with me sometime! •Ruth I. Jay
How about you?
Do you know the joy of bringing someone to Jesus? As you read today’s Scripture passage, did you notice that when Jesus called people to follow Him, they brought others? Andrew brought Peter. Philip brought Nathanael. Who have you brought to Jesus? How can you reach out to others and help them see who He is so they can know His love and forgiveness like you do?
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