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Crying Out

When [blind Bartimaeus] heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.  Mark 10:47 

 

Blind Bartimaeus probably never expected to be able to see---and then Jesus Christ came to town.

When He did, Bartimaeus cried out, and he cried out for the right thing: he cried for mercy. He needed other things, but what he---like you and I---needed most of all was God's mercy.

Bartimaeus also cried out to the right Person. He cried to the Lord Jesus Christ, the only One in all the world who could help him. And Jesus is there for us: "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

Third, Bartimaeus cried out at the right time. Suppose Bartimaeus had said, "I'm going to find out what other people think about Him, or perhaps I'll wait until He comes to Jericho again." But Jesus never returned to Jericho.

The Bible says, "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2). What do you need to cry out to Jesus about?

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.