FAITH CAPSULE: In the place of stagnation, it is time to call on Jesus for His divine intervention.
Mark 10:46-52
It is written, as Jesus went out of Jericho, “…with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:46-47) Blindness of Bartimaeus placed him in stagnation. With blindness there will be no sight that is needed for man to see when there is need to take the right direction. Evidently when there is no seeing one will remain stagnated making limited or making no choice in life. Blind Bartimaeus stagnated and had his place on the road side to beg.
In life, when a man is blinded in the physical eyes so it is possible for a man to be blind in the spiritual eyes. As a road side blind man, blind Bartimaeus was popular enough that his father’s name could be identified (Timaeus) yet he could not see. Road side which served as avenue for transformation in the life of man is same road where blind Bartimaeus remained stagnated with no transformation.
Are you experiencing stagnation in any form in the journey of your life?
In any form of stagnation, it is time you call on Jesus for His divine intervention. Thank God for the blood of Jesus that was shed on the Calvary. The shedding of the blood of Jesus is what has made Jesus to be everywhere at every time and ready to answer to every call. During the days of blind Bartimaeus, while Jesus was moving from one location to another location blind Bartimaeus was in the right location to encounter Jesus when he cried out loud for mercy. It could be that it is time for you to identify and accept that your condition needs a loud cry to Jesus. When you cry out to Jesus, ignore the multitude from keeping you quiet. When you cry, call Jesus out as One that you know not as One that you only know about. There is a different between knowing Jesus from knowing about Jesus. Bartimaeus demonstrated that he did not just know about Jesus when he called out Jesus with knowledge. Bartimaeus had the knowledge to cry out as he stated, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” In the calling of Bartimaeus, “…Jesus stood still and commanded Him to be called” (Mark 10:49) The Blind man received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. (Mark 10:52) Bartimaeus came out of stagnation; he became a follower of Jesus. Knowing Jesus is to believe Him to break all cause of stagnation.
Prayer for today: Know God to ask for open the eyes of your heart.