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JULY 15
THE HEALING OF BLIND BARTIMAEUS

Scripture:  Mark 10:51 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.”

     There are several things about this story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus that I want us to look at today.  First of all we are introduced to a man that knows he has a need.  When Jesus comes by the place where he is, Bartimaeus immediately begins to cry out for mercy.  He realized that he was blind and that he needed help.  So many people today, never come to that realization in their lives that they need help.  They wander through life in the darkness of sin, blinded by the little “g” god of this world.  They never take the time to seek after help.  Bartimaeus recognized his problem.  
    Another interesting thing is that he knew who could help him with his problem. Sitting there by the side of the road, day after day, he had probably heard many stories about the miracles that Jesus had done.  When he heard that Jesus was coming down the road that day, he knew that this is the man that could help him with his need.  He cried out to Jesus.  The only one that can help you with your problem today, dear friend, is Jesus. Bartimaeus recognized that he had a problem and that Jesus was the only one that could take care of that problem. The folks around him tried to get him to stop, but his determination caused him to cry out even more.  
    Bartimaeus could have asked for so many things, but He went right to the problem and said, “Lord that I might receive my sight”.  When we bow before the Lord and make our need known unto Him, we need to tell Him what we need.  Not that the Lord does not already know, but He wants us to ask Him!  When the Lord heard his request, He immediately healed his eyes and gave him his sight.  Just what he needed!  The Lord is always wanting to hear from you about those things that concern you today!