I was reading through Mark chapter 10 this morning and I came upon the story of when blind Bartimaeus is healed. It's in verses 46-52.
He's crying out to Jesus to have mercy on him, the multitude is telling him to be quiet, but he cried out even louder. So Jesus stops, calls him over, and asks what he needs. He tells Him he wants his sight. Here is what happens in verse 52:
"Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road." (Mark 10:52, NKJV).
There are two things that need to be recognized here. The first is how the blind man is healed. Jesus didn't make a mud mixture or touch his eyes as done previously. What was going to heal this guy was faith alone to which he had because he received his sight immediately. That begs the question, when we bring things before The Lord do we have the faith that He can fulfill our requests before we ask Him or do we just ask and wait and see what happens?
The second thing that needs to be recognized is what the blind man does next. Jesus tells him to, "go your way", so after the blind man was healed he followed Jesus. The blind man had an encounter with Christ. The only way he had to go now was wherever Christ was leading. Isn't that truth? When we are saved, when we have that encounter with Christ and recognize that He is the only one that offers salvation the only way to go is wherever He is leading.
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