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Let us listen to the record of one of our Lord’s most striking miracles.
Mar_10:46-47. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
If he could not see, he could hear, and he made good use of his hearing. If thou hast not every spiritual ability, yet, soul, dost thou use such ability as thou hast? Thou canst hear the gospel. Then search into the Word, and labour to understand it. Art thou doing that? Alas! men talk of what they cannot do, but they are not doing what they can.
Mar_10:48. And many charged him that he should hold his peace:
“Hush! Be quiet! Do not disturb him! Hear what an eloquent sermon he is delivering.” Ay, but he thought of his Poor blind eyes, and of the only hope he now had before him of having them opened.
Mar_10:48-49. But he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
How soon they changed their hotel. The very persons that would have kept him back now help him on. Ah! when Christ speaks to his people, if they have been indifferent about the good of men, they also grow warm in heart, and they are ready to help and take interest in the case.
Mar_10:50. And he, casting away his garment,
Throwing off his old beggar’s cloak.
Mar_10:50-51. Rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
He knew what he wanted, which is more than some people do. It is better, however, to know what is wanted by the soul — even the salvation of God.
Mar_10:52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Christ’s cures do not take many minutes. When he comes to save, he saves men at once. He says, “Light be,” and there is light.
We have several records of blind men being cured by the Lord Jesus Christ. One of them is in Mar_10:46-52.
10:46. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, —
For, now, his march to the battle was like a triumphal march, which was by-and-by to be attended with the waving of palms and the shout of Hosannas: “as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people,”-
Mar_10:46-47. Blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, —
That is all that the crowd called him “Jesus of Nazareth —
Mar_10:47. He began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
He had advanced much further than the mass of the people. To him it was not “Jesus of Nazareth,” but it was “Jesus, thou Son of David.”
Mar_10:49-50. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
Blind as he was, he found his way to the Saviour: I suppose the ear directed by the voice helped him to do so.
Mar_10:51. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
His request was plainly put, but it was most respectfully and even adoringly addressed to Christ.
Mar_10:52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.
You will find that it is often the Saviour’s way thus to give the credit of his own work, to the patient’s faith. “Thy faith,” saith he, “hath made thee whole.” Whereas, you and I, if we do a good thing, are very anxious that nobody else should take the credit of it. We are very willing to have all the honour put upon ourselves, but Jesus does not say, “I have made thee whole,” though that was true enough; but, “Thy faith hath made thee whole.” And why is it, think you, that Christ takes the crown of his own head to put it on the head of faith? Why? Because he loves faith, and because faith is quite certain not to wear that crown, but to lay it at his feet; for, of all the graces, faith is the surest to deny herself, and ascribe all to him in whom she trusts.
Mar_10:52. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Another of these records is in Joh_9:1-7.
This exposition consisted of readings from Mar_10:46-52; and Joh_9:1-7.