“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
One of the many tips teachers offer students as they prepare them for the examination hall, is that they should tackle the easiest questions first. They must not allow themselves to be bogged down by the difficult and time-consuming ones. Otherwise, they would find out that as the invigilator calls for the submission of answer papers when time is up, they would have done little with several questions unattended to.
Bartimaeus was a blind man and a beggar, all rolled into one. However, these handicaps did not bar him from knowing, like well-drilled learners, that he must not waste time battling difficult naysayers who sought to stop him from accessing Jesus, the Friend of the needy. Jesus was not difficult like the others. Therefore, he went to Him, appealing to His Messianic status: “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me”. Bartimaeus got instant attention and healing.
If humanity would recognize their destitution like the blind beggar and assuredly reach out for the help of the One Who came to save them, they would likewise command Christ’s attention and receive deliverance from spiritual and material deprivation. They would be saved from the further squandering of their time and resources seeking solutions in wealth, idols, man-made doctrines, philosophies, and religions when the answer is just within a stone’s cast.
The final lesson from Bartimaeus is that getting help from the Lord places some demands on those who call on Him and receive. He did not just receive; he gave something in return. Having had his eyes opened after throwing away the garment that marked him out as a penurious fellow, he followed “Jesus in the way”. We must put off the ways of the world and take to the ways of Jesus as He answers our prayers.
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.
Jesus Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. I receive the help of Jesus in my life and family in Jesus name.
Open my ear to hear and my eyes to see when Jesus is passing.
Jesus yoke is lighter than the world, Amen.
To God be the glory great things He has been doing in my life and family lives through this daily manna.
Jesus Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. I receive the help of Jesus in my life and family in Jesus name.
Open my ear to hear and my eyes to see when Jesus is passing.
Praise be to the living God ,may his mercies endureth forever.
Jesus,thou son of David, have mercy upon me
Open my eyes Lord, I want to see, and know you in a deeper way.
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