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Bartimaeus may have been blind, but he could see.
Who Do You Say I AM?
I love the line of that video portrayal, “What amazed me the most was that it seemed like the people who could see the best were the most blinded...”
Bartimaeus may have been blind, but he could see.
But not Bartimaeus.
He could see, and see well!
What could Bartimaeus see?
He could see his blindness and his need for mercy.
He could see his blindness and need for mercy.
He could see the promises of God for him in his situation.
He could see the One who would fulfill those promises.
But the people who could see the best… Those who studied God’s Word the most… Those who taught others what God’s Word had to say… Those who were the experts; the most educated… They were the ones who were the most blinded.
They could not… No, the would not see Jesus for who He is.
The Big Question facing us today is…
The Big Question: Do you and I see
Do we see like Bartimaeus saw?
Our need for mercy?
The promises of God that would meet our need?
The One in whom the promises are fulfilled?
A couple weeks ago, we were looking at .
We talked about salvation being a gift of God. .
God freely offers us the gift of new life, eternal life.
How do we receive that gift?
Faith-- Believing Him.
We believe Him when He says, “You do things that I call wrong.” .
We believe Him when He says, “You deserve to be separated from me for all eternity.” .
We believe Him when He says, “Jesus died to take that punishment for you.” . .
We believe Him when He says, “The moment you believe, you are forgiven, and now are my child.” . .
We believe Him when He says, “You have been blessed with every spiritual blessing!” .
And, we believe Him when He says, “You have been born again.
You have new life!
Grow up in this salvation!
Grow in your understanding, and in how you live this new life as my child!” . .
Faith is believing what God says.
How do we know what He says?
It is written in His Word, the Bible.
The homework challenge two weeks ago was to consider your personal situation, and seek out promises that relate to you in your situation.
Did you do it?
Did you see your situation?
Did you see your need?
Not the thing you want, necessarily, but your need.
For example, there have been times in my life that I felt I needed more money.
Or, I needed this new thing… but what I needed was contentment.
A hard lesson to learn, and one I need over and over again.
Did you do the homework?
Did you see your need?
Did you see that you could not earn what you needed?
Did you see that you could not work for it?
You could not possibly do something to attain this for yourself?
That really is the first step.
That is where Bartimaeus was.
Bartimaeus saw his own need.
He saw his blindness and His inability to do anything for this.
That may not have always been the case.
He was in Jericho likely because he thought he could beat this.
Blindness was more common in those days.
It could be a physical defect, or more commonly due to infection of some sort, trauma, or cataracts and other ailments which are treatable now, but back then were not.
There were no antibiotics such as they use in infants at birth, or for other infections.
However, in Jericho in those days were plants that are native to Arabia.
These balsam plants were used to make a balm that was thought to be good for the eyes.
So, it is likely Bartimaeus and his nameless companion were in Jericho originally to find a cure for their failing eyes.
However, they were not able to stop the blindness, nor to regain their sight.
Can you imagine what it must have been like for Bartimaeus when he realized that he was blind, and there was nothing that could be done?
Can you imagine the hopelessness?
Can you imagine the depression he must have felt?
No matter what he did, he could not beat this.
Bartimaeus saw his need for mercy.
He needed help.
He saw His need for mercy.
Mercy is getting something you do not earn.
There was nothing Bartimaeus could do to earn back his sight.
He saw his need for mercy.
Hence, when he heard Jesus was walking by, he cried out… what?
“Have mercy on me!”
We talked about the Word of God being that seed that was planted in us.
Peter used that imagery in .
The Word of God is a seed that God planted within us.
That was His Gift to us.
His work in us for our salvation.
His Word is what let us know that we were sinners, we all do things that are wrong according to God’s standard.
His Word is what tells us that the punishment for disobeying Him and His standards is death, eternal separation from Him.
And, it is His Word that tells us that Jesus, who was fully God, came to earth to live as a man, and then to die in our place to take our punishment.
It is His Word that tells us that Jesus rose again from the dead, having paid the penalty for sin, and offers new, eternal life to anyone who will believe Him when He says He wants to forgive them, and give them this eternal life with Him.
Give them, not because they deserve it, but because He wants to give it.
When someone hears that message from the Word of God, it is like a seed being sown.
Some people receive it.
That is the moment of salvation!
That is the moment the gift is opened!
That gift is all we need for eternal life!
That gift is new life!
New knowledge of Him!
We have already received every spiritual blessing from God according to .
There is nothing left to receive!
However, there is the growing up to be done, so that we can handle it properly.
Bartimaeus saw his need for mercy.
Back to our Big Question: Do you and I see?
Do you see? Do I see?
Do we see our need for mercy?
Do I see that I do not deserve help in this situation?
Do I see that I am the worst of all sinners?
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