“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Mark 10:52
“Unlike most men I know, Jesus also loved to praise other people. When he worked a miracle, he often deflected credit back on the recipient: “Your faith has healed you.” He called Nathanael “a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.” Of John the Baptist, he said there was none greater born of women. Volatile Peter he renamed “the Rock.” When a cringing woman offered him an extravagant act of devotion, Jesus defended her against critics and said the story of her generosity would be told forever.”
Philip Yancey (b. 1949) in The Jesus I Never Knew: Revealing What 2,000 Years of History Have Covered Up (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996) 88-89.
“Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” Matthew 26:13
It’s super cool to ponder that Jesus loves stories of our humble faith and our generous sacrifices so much that He makes sure they get told and retold.
Our role on this round ball is to stir deep faith in people like Jesus did. We get to model the way like John the Baptist who also acted like Jesus. He too deflected credit.
Ponder that today. I will ponder with you on this path by the river. Also, what comes to my mind is that coupled with encouragement and deflecting credit, Jesus said, “Go!” to the blind man he healed.
He celebrates our faith and generosity. He wants us to deflect credit while living out our faith in a way that inspires others and brings God glory. What does that look like for you today?