7 - Be of good cheer, Bartimaeus!
Mark 10:
46. Then they came to Jericho. And as He [Jesus] went out of Jericho with His
disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat
by the road begging.
47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out
and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
48. Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more,
"Son of David, have mercy on me!"
49. So Jesus stood still and commanded him [Bartimaeus] to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer. Rise,
He is calling you."
50. And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
NKJV
Every time we persist in crying out to Jesus, He will take us seriously.
Bartimaeus was not only blind, but he earned his living by begging.
Evidently he had had enough of blindness and begging, so he called until
Jesus heard him and responded.
Whenever Jesus comes to attend to our situation there are two things we need to do:
first, our attitude must be one of "good cheer", and second, we need to
rise up and get ready to be active.
Many times when life has put us in the kind of dead-end situation Bartimaeus
was in, our attitude is anything but one of "good cheer" and rising up to
get ready to be active.
So if the direction your life has been getting you down, call on Jesus with
all the earnestness you have and then change your attitude to one of "good
cheer", and get ready to go in His direction.
Prayer:
Father, today I want to call on You and get going in the direction You
would have me go in.
I am grateful for Your interest in me when I do call on You.
I want to be like blind Bartimaeus: I want to call on You without inhibition
and Rise and come towards You when You call me,
in Jesus' name,
Amen
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See you tomorrow, God willing, and be blessed in all you do today!
Sol Wise.
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