“The Cry Of Blind Bartimaeus”
Monday, July 15, 2024Key Verse
“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” Mark 10:47
Text — Mark 10:46-52
Message
Everyone is familiar with the word ‘cry’ which means to shout or scream, to express a need, fear, pain, or grief. Age, race, colour, social and economic circumstances are not barriers to crying. Why do you think babies cry most of the time? Babies cry when they are hungry, tired, uncomfortable, sick or in pain. Crying is not usually a sign of weakness but an action to express our needs and desire for a change in our situation.
Our Bible passage relate the story of a man who was desperately in need of solution to his problems. Bartimaeus was blind without helpers; a condition that turned him to a beggar. This man could not see but could hear that Jesus was passing by andwithout wasting time, he cried out to Jesus for help. He got his miracle of healing from Jesus Christ.
The action of Bartimaeus is a great lesson for us. We must make use of every opportunity we have to cry out to Jesus for deliverance from sin, sicknesses, poverty and other problems of life. We should not allow the noise of the crowd to discourage us from coming to Jesus- the Saviour of the World. Cry unto Jesus and He will help you.
Further Reading
Matthew 7:7-11
Prayer for today
Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me and bring solutions to all my problems.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
