The revelation of the blind man

 Luk 18:35 ”And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

 When the blind man asked who it was, they answered him Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. But when he cired out, he didn’t say Jesus of Nazareth, but rather Jesus, son of David! To call him son of David was the same as saying he was the Messiah. Those around him rebuked him, and told him to be quite. Maybe there was some influential people in the group. Maybe there were some Pharisees in the group that they were afraid would be offended. But he cried out even more. 

It puzzles me that the group that followed Jesus didn’t recognize him or confessed him as Messiah, but this blind man did. Its like he is saying: I know something about this man you don’t know. He is not just a great teacher. He is not just a Prophet. He is the son of David. Why would God reveal it to a blind beggar, and not to the prominent people in this group?

1 Cor 1:27 ”but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are”

After he was healed, he joined their group, and when they reached Jerusalem, the WHOLE multitude now is shouting Hosannah, son of David… I wonder if it was this blind man that influenced the crowd to be bolder. 
Let no one intimidate you or scare you to be silent. Let us shout it from the rooftops and don’t be afraid if we offend someone. Jesus is GOD manifested in the flesh. He is the image of the invisible God. He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. The Alpha and the Omega. ALL the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in him.