Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Mark 10:46-52 (NIV)
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Mark 10:49-52 (NIV)We are so worried about what other people will think that we will go without. There should come a point where we forget all that other stuff and do whatever it takes to get what we need from God.
- The Cry Mark 10:46-48
Jesus comes to town and a blind man causes a disturbance, trusting whoever told him Jesus was passing by. He sought compassion from a man he had never seen, and when the crowd rebuked him he shouted all the more. You don't upset the crowd until you're willing to cry out loud.
- The Cloak Mark 10:49-50
Three words changed his life: "Jesus stopped." The cloak was his coat by day and cover by night (Deuteronomy 24:12-13), and like the Professor on Gilligan's Island, some things make you comfortable in places you were not designed to be. Bartimaeus threw the cloak down before Jesus ever touched his eyes.
- The Clarity Mark 10:51-52
You have to be willing to ask for what you want, and "What do you want me to do for you?" is a blank check that reveals what we really desire. James and John used the same check to ask for position (Mark 10:36-37); Bartimaeus asked to see. Once he saw Jesus' face, he followed Him along the road.
“What has pride stopped you from getting, because you were broken but proud?”
“Broke but proud. Hurting but proud. Lonely but proud. Sick but proud.”
“It takes courage to face a giant. It takes even more courage to be honest about what you need.”
“You don't upset the crowd until you're willing to cry out loud.”
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