As Jesus was coming down the road with His followers and a great crowd of curious people, a shabby schemer – a desperate down and outer named Bartimaeus was sitting by the road. Mark 10:46
A short summary of the story of Bartimaeus: He was a blind beggar and had one opportunity to tell Jesus what he wanted. As Jesus approached down the street, His disciples kept the screaming throngs from crushing Him. The noise was deafening.
It was now or never for Bartimaeus.
A friend said that Jesus was steps away. Bartimaeus let out a scream at the top of his voice. Jesus help me! Actually, it was more of a long loud moan — a guttural bay like a dying dog howling in desperation — a scream of the soul.
The Bartimaeus Howl
No distrust made him waver.
“Jesus. Help me!” the Bartimaeus Howl, the primal scream from the heart of faith and the whisper of the Jesus Prayer.
Jesus stopped dead in His tracks. In His gaze, He heard the howl. “What do you want?” Jesus asked.
“Help me! I want to see!!!”
Right then and there Jesus opened Bartimaeus’ eyes, circumcised his heart, and cauterized the wound with a flaming stick from Moses’ burning bush.
Perhaps it’s now or never for you.
Perhaps you are waiting. Jesus is near. Tell Him what you want. Ask big.
Perhaps you are a friend. Hold up the Christ light of love for your Bartimaeus.
Pray
Lord, these days, most of us are afraid of the dark, the unknown, the news. Come down our street, the hallway of our home, the inner place of soul blindness and help us! So that with hope, against hope we would believe…as we contemplate our life situation now as good as dead…yet with respect to the promise of God, we do not waver in unbelief, but grow strong on faith.
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