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John 1:4, In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

1. Light and darkness are powerful themes in the Bible.
2. When Jesus entered our world, what did His presence mean? What did His very presence do?
3. Tonight, we will discover what it means to have Jesus as our Light in a world filled with darkness.

Matthew 9:27-34

Context
1. In Matthew 8-9, Jesus was in the northern end of the Sea of Galilee by His town of Capernaum.
2. He had just finished His Sermon on the Mount in which He told the people of Israel that to enter the kingdom of heaven, they must be transformed in the inner man, a transformation that happens when a person has placed his or her faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.
3. After the Sermon on the Mount, we are told that the crowds were amazed by His teaching because “He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes”. (7:29)
4. The events that unfolded next, demonstrated Jesus’ power and authority, His credentials for being Messiah. He spoke with authority. Now, Jesus revealed His power and authority over all creation in Matthew 8-9.
5. Ten miracles were recorded in these chapters, each with powerful applications for our lives. We will focus on the last two miracles this evening.

I. Jesus Makes the Blind See (27-31)

• Immediately after Jairus’s daughter was brought back to life, we’re introduced to two blind men who had heard about Jesus and cried out to him as he was heading to a home nearby.
• Their words are profound because they reveal these men had deep insight into the nature of Jesus.

A. “Have mercy on us, Son of David”
1. Notice their urgency for they repeatedly cried out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
2. Notice their request, for they asked for a touch of divine kindness, mercy. They knew Jesus owed them nothing but in humility they appealed to His benevolent, divine heart.

Psalm 51:17, A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

3. Notice as well, their perseverance for they would not let their blindness deter them from seeking an audience with Jesus.
a. Probably, hand in hand, they listened to where the crowd was going and followed closely behind, begging for guidance where needed.
b. Once Jesus arrived at His destination, they even followed Him right into the home!

APPL – These two men are a great example for us all, for God delights in humble hearts that truly seek Him.
• These blind men were like the leper who earnestly sought Jesus and asked to be cleansed. (8:2)
• They were like the paralytic’s four friends, who would not let the crowds or a roof, for that matter, get in the way of their friend being healed by Jesus. (9:2)
• They were like Jairus who ran through the crowds in search of Jesus for he knew that Jesus was his daughter’s only hope for survival. (9:18)
• They were like the woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years, spent all her money and suffered much at the hands of many doctors without success. She knew if she could just touch the hem of His cloak, she would be healed. (9:20-21)
• As I shared last week, don’t let anyone or anything get in the way of seeking Jesus. Seek Him, and don’t stop seeking Him.

Psalm 16:8, I have set the LORD continually before me;
because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

4. Finally, notice their confession for they called Jesus the Son of David.
a. This title was reserved for Messiah alone!

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