Being Persistent In Calling Out For Healing

 

 Our hope for healing is not centered on anything we may think we deserve but is founded on the grace of God towards us who believe in Jesus. When we gave our lives over to the care of God, we became His precious children and were given an inheritance based on His love and favour towards us.  There is no unimportant child in the family of God. 

 There is a story in the Bible of a blind man named Bartimaeus who was sitting by the roadside begging when he heard the noise of a great crowd passing by. He must have asked what the noise was all about and was told that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He started to shout, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!” Many told him to be quiet, but that did not stop him, he shouted all the more.  When we call out to God for healing, are we persistent?  

Jesus ignored the crowd and stopped and said to them, “Call him.” At this the crowd said, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside – maybe the only security he had – Bartimaeus jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. When Jesus asked Bartimaeus what he wanted him to do for him, he replied, “I want to see.”  Immediately he received his sight. (Mark 10:46-50)

When Bartimaeus received the healing he asked for, it meant leaving behind his former lifestyle, his source of income, and more than likely the friends with whom he begged. Having his sight meant everything in the future would be new to him.  Are we calling out to God for healing, and if so, are we ready to live the new life that God will give us?

Prayer:  Loving God, I ask that You fill me with the knowledge of Your will for my life and give me wisdom and understanding in all I ask You to do for me.  Amen

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