Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

Mark 10:46-49 (NIV)

 

Do you have a revelation of who Jesus is?

We can become too familiar and forget that our Lord's awesome greatness and splendour of majestic holiness. In one sense, Bartimaeus "saw" Jesus before he "sees" Jesus. The healing of Bartimaeus is a crucial lesson in how someone can overcome all opposing voices that try to drown out his cry for help.

Many people have been conditioned to accept life as it is and have lost all desire to change their circumstances. Somehow, their fear and unimaginable disappointment keep them from praying and hoping for a breakthrough or a blessing from God. They believe that it is their fate in life to endure and expect nothing.

Never give up, but rather learn to pray persistently and not lose hope.

Persistent prayer may not immediately change your circumstances, but it does change your perception. That is, you start to see things differently than you did before. What appears to be a problem is now an opportunity to learn and grow in your intimacy and friendship with God. So often, before God can do something for us, He must first change our understanding of Him.

Bartimaeus had a revelation of who Jesus is and that gives him the boldness and courage to overcome those adversarial voices that told him to shut up and be silent. When we combine worship and prayer in our daily pursuit of God and His righteousness, we get to see good and great things happening to us.