“After that Jesus put his hands again upon the blind man’s eyes and his sight was restored, and he saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it any in the town.” Commentary: A lesson learned here is never give up! What if Jesus would have quit after the first try to heal the blind man? Never give up in praying for people and their needs! Also for your needs! Do you remember the maniac living in the tombs Jesus healed! The maniac after his healing wanted to follow Jesus in the boat and get out of his town! You understand the reputation he surely had there! But Jesus said no! Go back to your village and be a witness for me there! However with the blind man he dealt just the opposite asking him not to go back to his village! Why? Jesus did not want to be mobbed by the crowds! In the other situation he was getting on a boat to escape the crowds but here he would have been mobbed! Remember the primary mission of Jesus was to die and shed his blood the blood of God on an ugly cruel Cross for our sin! Even though these sick people were healed they would die in death! Lazarus was raised from the dead but he would die again in this life! To fulfill the Old Testament prophesies of his birth and death he had to go to a Cross! He could not be stoned for he would have broken bones! He could not be hung no shedding of blood! He had to have 39 stripes laid to his back! Every detail of his death prophesized in the Old Testament had to come to pass! He did not want to be trampled to death by a frenzied mob! Satan tempted Jesus to jump off the pinnacle of the Temple! The angels will catch you! Only the shed blood of God could appease the anger of God against our sin! His primary mission was death on a Cross and then his resurrection from the dead! Healing sick people was a side show! Jesus did not die by accident even though Satan tried! Jesus was hung upon a wooden tree the Tree of Life! In the midst of the Garden was the Tree of Life! None of his bones were broken on the Cross! Jesus was born into a specific window of time to fulfill all prophecy of his birth, death and resurrection! What if today he would have been born in America? He would have been given a life sentence for his alleged crime! In Blue States here in America he would have been out on bail in 24 hours! His conviction would have been overturned! Even if he went out and murdered a hundred people the most he would have gotten is life in prison! Now let us get to the most important point here for you! You were born into this earth in a specific time to accomplish the purpose of God in your life! Satan will try to thwart that purpose even using your family and friends to do so! God will send the right people into your life to help accomplish his purpose for your life creator of your life but Satan will send the wrong people into your life to thwart the purposes of God in your life! You have to recognize the difference and only the Holy Spirit dwelling in you will reveal this to you! If Jesus had to receive the Holy Spirit in his life to accomplish his mission on this earth who are you? James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com