Mark 10 vs 46-52:
46 Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.
47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”
50 Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. 51 And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
This is a popular story in the scripture of how a blind man miraculously received his sight from Jesus. One of the commonest lessons from this passage is the desperation shown by the man before he received his miracles.
But I believe that there are many other lessons we can learn from the passage that will enable us to succeed in our endeavors just as blind Bartimaues succeeded in his effort to get healed.
One of such lessons is that we should not look at hindrances that may affect our success. If any one should get a miracle during the course of Jesus’ trip to Jericho, it should not be a blind man.
This is because such a man is not even in a position to see Jesus pass by. But Bartimaeus refused to be hindered. He rather was committed to his course of action.
They problems with most people is that they always look at the problem rather than the solution. Bartimaeus blindly looked at the solution not the problem. If a blind man can see Jesus, a person with perfect sight should not have an excuse for failure.
Don’t look at factors that may hinder you from succeeding. Just pressed on and the hindrances will give way in Jesus name.
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