Good morning, everyone!
Today I read Mark 10-11.
A lot happened in today's reading, from healing to Pharisee questions, to Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
But today I want to talk about one of these healings.
Bartimaeus. The blind beggar.
He cried out to Jesus, and though the crowd tried to silence him, he cried out louder, and Jesus called him forward.
When Jesus asked what he wanted, Bartimaeus replied that he wanted his sight back.
Jesus told him to go his way, because his faith had healed him.
And immediately Bartimaeus could see.
Now, the reason I wanted to talk about this is because I'm pretty sure this is the only time that a blind man is named in the Bible. Very likely that's only because Mark knew his name while the others did not, and has no other significance.
However, Bartimaeus does something else that I don't think I've read yet.
When Jesus healed people, normally, they would rush back to their homes and tell everyone along the way what Jesus had done, often despite instructions not to tell anyone.
But Bartimaeus didn't do that. He began to follow Jesus.
I wasn't really sure where I was going with this. I just found it interesting.
But I suppose we can parallel it with our own lives.
We once were in sin, begging for mercy. We once were blind, but now we see. And when Jesus restored our sight, we no longer had to beg, because He cleansed our sins, and we immediately began to follow Him.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Mark 12-13.
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