“And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.” (Luke 18: 43) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture captures that moment when the blind man received his sight. His miracle came as he came closer to Jesus. His miracle became his reality immediately he came to Jesus. His miracle manifested as he came to the place of intimacy with Jesus. Notice tha

“And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,” (Luke 18: 40) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the blind man in our Scripture Reading finally got the attention of Jesus, Jesus commanded him to be brought to Him. Jesus was about to show him mercy, but He began by bringing him closer. Mercy brought the blind man closer. Mercy made room for the man to be close to Jesus. He was yet to achiev

“And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” (Luke 18: 39) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the blind man in our Scripture Reading called out to Jesus, there were many who tried to hush him. Many voices arose to shut him up. He was seeking the mercy of Jesus, so that he could receive his sight, but there were voices standing by, trying to shut hi

“37. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” (Luke 18: ) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the blind man who sat and begged heard the multitude that was passing by and what it meant, he was told that it was Jesus of Nazareth; but when he cried out, he screamed “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me”. The blind man was told about Jesus who lived in Nazareth,

“And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:” (Luke 18: 35) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of how there was a certain blind man who sat by the wayside begging. The wayside is a place of movement. The wayside is a pathway where people are on the move. In a place where others were moving, this certain blind man was sitting. In a place of movement, he was