Jesus Heals

Blind Bartimaeus

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

The Christians started on their way to Bethany, and as they went, while yet in Jericho, they passed a beggar sitting by the way. And he was blind Bartimaeus.
And when the beggar heard the multitude pass by, he said, “What is it that I hear?”
The people said to him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
And instantly the man cried out, “Lord Jesus, son of David, stay! Have mercy on poor blind Bartimaeus!”
The people said to him, “Be quiet. Hold your peace.”
But blind Bartimaeus called again, “You son of David, hear! Have mercy on poor blind Bartimaeus!”

And Jesus stopped and said, “Bring him to me.”
And then the people brought the blind man to the Lord, and as they brought him up they said, “Be cheerful, now, Bartimaeus, the Lord is calling you.” And then he threw his cloak aside, and ran to Jesus as He waited by the way.

And Jesus said, “What do you want, Bartimaeus?”
The blind man said, “Rabboni, open up my eyes that I may see.”
And Jesus said, “Bartimaeus, look up. Receive your sight. Your faith has made you whole.” And he at once received his sight, and from the fullness of his heart he said, “Praise God.”
And all the people said, “Praise God.”

Then Jesus and the twelve went on to Bethany. It was six days before the feast. And when the people knew that Jesus was in Bethany, they came from far and near to see Him and to hear Him speak. And they were all anxious to talk with Lazarus, whom Jesus had awakened from the dead.

Then in Jerusalem, the priests and Pharisees were all alert. They said, “This Jesus will be at the feast, and we must not permit that He shall slip away again.” And they commanded every man to be alert and help to arrest the Lord that they might take His life.

Explanations:

1. Work like Jesus. He was not fond of giving so many messages, simply because that is what people want.

2. Ask people what they want when they come for consultation.

3. And stop all these uncontrolled prophetic messages, which have misled so many ministers of God into using devilish powers.

4. Sometimes, ask people to narrate the dreams, visions and messages they have had. Usually, God shows every person many things about his life. The only problem is that many people do not know how to interpret the messages.