The Wednesday Word 6.28.2023
6.28.23
Mark 10:46-52
New Living Translation
46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples
left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of
Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. 47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of
Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on
me!”48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted
louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped
and said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,”
they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!” 50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat,
jumped up, and came to Jesus.51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus
asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!”52 And Jesus said to
him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he
followed Jesus down the road.
If you had the chance today to ask Jesus to do one thing for
you, what would it be? Would it be to heal a relationship? Or your finances? Or
your health? The real question would be whether you had the faith of
Bartimaeus. Would you acknowledge Jesus as Sovereign? Would you acknowledge
that you needed his mercy in your life? Would you acknowledge that you needed
to follow in his footsteps in order to lead the kind of life you were meant to
live? You may not have the opportunity for a face to face today, but you
absolutely can have a heart to heart with Jesus any time you want. You may find
that walking more closely with your Savior may change the complexion of all the
situations you face. He will walk through them with you. He might even help you
to see…something to pray about.
Don’t forget to look for the Lord today. Vicki H.
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