SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME
Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke 18:39
There are so many names in the scripture for our Lord Jesus Christ but why did this blind man call Jesus as “Son of David”?
He cried out to Jesus to have Mercy on him. Nothing can stop the Grace of God flowing towards anyone who approaches God with a humble and repentant heart. This blind man knows Jesus not only as healer but He is the Messiah, for the Redeemer of Israel will come from the lineage of King David. So the blind man was acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah in front of everyone not fearing the High priest or the prevailing religious establishment.
We must also witness loud and clear that Jesus Christ is the Only Saviour who has come to redeem us out of sin, curse and bondages. He alone can save us from darkness and bring us into his marvelous Light. He alone can deliver us from the clutches of the evil one.
Life throws in a lot of surprises and some of them are not at all pleasant, some are outright failures, disappointments and setbacks.
But we are not alone, Our Lord and Saviour who is always at our right hand (Psalm 16:8) will either change our failures into victory or make the setbacks/failures favorable to us in due time. Many a times the setback we faced in life were disastrous, but God changed the external circumstances and situation in such a way that this disaster was the best thing to have happened in my life.
When I failed to get a medical seat, I thought everything was over, but God broke my ego, made me stronger and revealed through the scriptures that greater things can be achieved if we learn to effectively wield the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God (Eph 6:17)
Jesus Son of David have mercy on me, let your mercy speak for me, let your favour speak for me. Amen
Oh, give thanks to the Lord for he is good! For his mercy endures forever (Psalm 118:1)The steadfast love of the lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning: great is your faithfulness.
(Lamentations 3:22-23)