Post by danlirette on Mar 25, 2009 9:55:11 GMT -7
Lessons from the story of Blind Bartimaeus
Luke 18:35-43 "And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 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. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God."
Blind Bartimaeus couldn't see but he **heard** a noise... it was Jesus coming with a crowd. While Bartimaeus couldn't stand to make his way to Jesus because of his blindness, he **heard** Jesus coming so he cried out, "Son of David! Have mercy on me!"
and Jesus commanded that the blind man be brought to Him.
The Lord gave yesterday this story and showed me how when we don't know which way to turn to find the answer, to stop and listen for the Voice of Jesus coming by. This is only done in genuine prayer, and when we stop to listen and quit moving around looking for answers in our own path, then the Voice of Jesus comes and says, "THIS is the way; walk in it." The whole time we've been doing our own thing, looking for answers by taking our own path, Jesus has been asking us to sit still in our blindness and call out to Him for **His** direction.
It's impossible to stand up and make our way to Jesus when we're blinded by our own pride and depravity; like Blind Bartimaeus we need to sit still and call out.
The blind man may not have been able to get up and find his own way, but he had ears to hear, and by using what he **did have** (his hearing and his voice), rather than the strength in his legs while he was blind (a picture of walking without God), he was able to hear the Voice of the gentle Shepherd and was healed.... and was healed permanently
Luke 18:35-43 "And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 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. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God."
Blind Bartimaeus couldn't see but he **heard** a noise... it was Jesus coming with a crowd. While Bartimaeus couldn't stand to make his way to Jesus because of his blindness, he **heard** Jesus coming so he cried out, "Son of David! Have mercy on me!"
and Jesus commanded that the blind man be brought to Him.
The Lord gave yesterday this story and showed me how when we don't know which way to turn to find the answer, to stop and listen for the Voice of Jesus coming by. This is only done in genuine prayer, and when we stop to listen and quit moving around looking for answers in our own path, then the Voice of Jesus comes and says, "THIS is the way; walk in it." The whole time we've been doing our own thing, looking for answers by taking our own path, Jesus has been asking us to sit still in our blindness and call out to Him for **His** direction.
It's impossible to stand up and make our way to Jesus when we're blinded by our own pride and depravity; like Blind Bartimaeus we need to sit still and call out.
The blind man may not have been able to get up and find his own way, but he had ears to hear, and by using what he **did have** (his hearing and his voice), rather than the strength in his legs while he was blind (a picture of walking without God), he was able to hear the Voice of the gentle Shepherd and was healed.... and was healed permanently
Blessed Danny. Thank you!