Title: Lord, I Want To See
Author: David Cook
Text: Mark 10:46-52
Introduction: What is the most beautiful sight your eyes have ever seen? A gorgeous sunrise or sunset on the beach? Your spouse on your wedding day? A loved one who served overseas and is finally back home? How thankful we should all be for God's gift of sight. Something even more important than physical sight is our spiritual sight.
Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem. When Jesus arrives there, as He has repeatedly told His disciples, He will be rejected by the Jews, betrayed into the hands of the Gentiles, and crucified on a Roman cross.
As He moves steadily in that direction, He is surrounded by people who cannot understand who He is. Most Jews of the day were blind to Who He is, even though He has taught them by His words and demonstrated Who He is by His miracles.
Even Christ's disciples cannot see clearly. He's been with them for three years, teaching, blessing, and serving, yet they still did not see who He was and what He came to do.
As Jesus and His disciples made their way to Jerusalem, they passed through the city of Jericho, whose city roads were likely jammed with people. Thousands were on their way to Jerusalem for the Passover, and the road through Jericho was one of the main routes to the Temple.
Many on that Jericho Road could see their physical eyes but could not see who Jesus was with spiritual eyes. Yet, there was one blind man who could not see with physical eyes but could soon see Jesus through spiritual eyes. What vital lessons can we learn from him today?
I. No matter how desperate the hour, Jesus is here for us. (Mark 10:46)
Mark tells us two things about Bartimaeus: he was a beggar and a blind man. Being blind in Jesus' day was a heavy burden. There were no jobs for those who were blind. His only lot in life was to spend his days begging and hoping someone would have compassion for him.
God's laws commanded care for such people (Leviticu ...
Author: David Cook
Text: Mark 10:46-52
Introduction: What is the most beautiful sight your eyes have ever seen? A gorgeous sunrise or sunset on the beach? Your spouse on your wedding day? A loved one who served overseas and is finally back home? How thankful we should all be for God's gift of sight. Something even more important than physical sight is our spiritual sight.
Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem. When Jesus arrives there, as He has repeatedly told His disciples, He will be rejected by the Jews, betrayed into the hands of the Gentiles, and crucified on a Roman cross.
As He moves steadily in that direction, He is surrounded by people who cannot understand who He is. Most Jews of the day were blind to Who He is, even though He has taught them by His words and demonstrated Who He is by His miracles.
Even Christ's disciples cannot see clearly. He's been with them for three years, teaching, blessing, and serving, yet they still did not see who He was and what He came to do.
As Jesus and His disciples made their way to Jerusalem, they passed through the city of Jericho, whose city roads were likely jammed with people. Thousands were on their way to Jerusalem for the Passover, and the road through Jericho was one of the main routes to the Temple.
Many on that Jericho Road could see their physical eyes but could not see who Jesus was with spiritual eyes. Yet, there was one blind man who could not see with physical eyes but could soon see Jesus through spiritual eyes. What vital lessons can we learn from him today?
I. No matter how desperate the hour, Jesus is here for us. (Mark 10:46)
Mark tells us two things about Bartimaeus: he was a beggar and a blind man. Being blind in Jesus' day was a heavy burden. There were no jobs for those who were blind. His only lot in life was to spend his days begging and hoping someone would have compassion for him.
God's laws commanded care for such people (Leviticu ...
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