Call to Him

Mark 10:46-52
(46) And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
(47) And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
(48) And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
(49) And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you."
(50) And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
(51) And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
(52) And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

As far as I know, we have no consistent cure for blindness even in our day of advanced medicine. They certainly didn't have anything in first-century Palestine. Blind Bartimaeus knew that Jesus was his only hope. I find it interesting that he didn't start with, "Son of David, restore my sight!" He realized that Jesus first had to extend mercy to him if he was going to see. Jesus called him and then restored his sight.

Are you calling out to Jesus to remove the blindness in your heart? Are you calling to Him to make you well again in your soul? If not, cry out for His mercy and He will call you. Then your faith will make you well from the inside-out.