Mark 10:46-47 (TLB)
46 And so they reached Jericho. Later, as they left town, a great crowd was following. Now it happened that a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road as Jesus was going by.
47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus from Nazareth was near, he began to shout out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
VERY BRIEFLY WITH THE HELP OF THE LORD AND THE GUIDIANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS
I WOULD LIKE TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
A CASE OF THE I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
AS GOOD AS THE LORD HAS BEEN TO EACH OF US
WE ALL SHOULD HAVE A CASE OF THE I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
BECAUSE WHEN WE ALL REFLECT BACK ON THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
WE ALL HAVE HAD OUR SHARE OF GOOD DAYS AS WELL BAD
WE`VE HAD OUR SHARE OF UP`S AS WELL DOWNS
AND WE`VE EVEN HAD OUR SHARE OF DANGER TOILS AND SNARES
BUT IN THE MIDIST OF IT ALL GOD HAS BEEN MIGHTY GOOD TO EACH OF US
THAT`S WHY I FEEL THAT MY CLAIM IS VALID
THAT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE A CASE OF THE I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
BECAUSE IF THE LORD HAS BEEN YOUR BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
IF THE LORD HAS MADE A WAY OUT OF NO WAY
IF HE`S BEEN BREAD WHEN YOU WAS HUNGRY
AND WATER WHEN YOU WAS THRISTY
YOUR COMPANY KEEPER IN A LONELY HOUR
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A CASE OF I CAN`T HELP BUT GIVE GOD SOME PRAISE
NOW TO FULLY APPERECIATE THIS TEXT BEFORE US
WE FRIST MUST UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF IT`S SETTING
BECAUSE THIS BIBICAL EPISODE IN THE TEXT
TAKES PLACE DURING THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS PUBLIC MINISTRY ON EARTH
HE HAD BEEN TEACHING ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
HE BLESSES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
HE HAS A 1 ON 1 WITH A RICH YOUNG RULER AND GIVE HIM BIBICAL INSTRUCTION
ON HOW TO INHERIT ENTERNAL LIFE
HE TEACHES HIS DICIPLES THAT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
HE PERDICTS FOR THE 3RD TIME HIS DEATH AND RESSURECTION
HE DENIES JAMES AND JOHN REQUEST AND TEACHES ABOUT THE GREATNESS IN SERVING
BUT AS HE JOURNEY FROM GALILEE TO JERUSALEM
THE TEXT INFORMS US THAT HE PASSES THROUGH JERICHO
AND AS HE WAS LEAVING JERICHO HE MET A MAN BARTIMAEUS ---SON OF TIMAEUS
WHO SAT BY THE JERICHO ROAD WITH HIS TIN CUP OF EXISTENCE BEGGING
AND BARTIMAEUS TEACHES US ABOUT A CASE OF THE I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
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WELL THE 1ST THING HE TEACHES US THAT IF YOU WANT A CASE OF THE I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT YOUR PRESENT CONDITION IS NOT YOUR CONCLUSION
AND YOU CAN`T LET AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME PASS YOU BY
THE TEXT REVEALS THAT WHEN BARTIMAEUS
HEARD THAT JESUS WAS PASSING BY
THE BIBLE SAYS HE BEGAN TO SHOUT
SON OF DAVID HAVE MERCY ON ME
IN OTHER WORDS HE DID`NT NEED NO PREACHER TO PREACH HIM HAPPY
DEACONS TO PRAY HIM HAPPY
CHOIR TO SING HIM HAPPY
THE TEXT REVEALS THAT WHEN HE HEARD THAT JESUS WAS PASSING BY HE CAUGHT A CASE OF I CAN`T HELP BUT PRAISE THE LORD
WHEN HE REALIZE THAT HE WAS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LIVING WORD
HE BEGAN TO SHOUT
SON OF DAVID HAVE MERCY ON ME
NOTICE
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NOTICE
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NOTICE
BARTIMAEUS DID`NT WAIT TILL JESUS GOT THERE TO SHOUT
BUT HE SHOUTED BEFORE JESUS GOT TO WHERE HE WAS IN OTHER WORDS HE GAVE GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
AND SINCE HE HEARD
YOU DO KNOW THAT FAITH COME BY HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD
CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT BARTIMAEUS DID`NT NEED NO PREACHER TO PREACH HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO CHOIR TO SING HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO DEACONS TO PRAY HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO CHOIR TO SING HIM HAPPY
ALL HE NEEDED TO KNOW THAT THE LIVING WORD OF GOD WAS NEAR
AND THE BIBLE SAYS HE BEGAN TO SHOUT-SON OF DAVID HAVE MERCY ON ME
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WELL NOT ONLY DID`NT HE LET THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY
AND GAVE GOD SOME ABOUT TOO PRAISE
BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT DID`NT LET THE CROWD KEEP HIM FROM GETTING HIS
PRAISE ON
VERSE 48 IN THE TEXT SAYS
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of
David, have mercy on me!"
EVEN IN THIS DAY AND TIME THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THERE IS STILL SOME NAYSAYERS WHO WILL TRY TO HINDER YOUR PRASIE
TALKING ABOUT IT DON`T TAKE ALL THAT
BUT I`VE DISCOVERED IN MY WALK WITH THE LORD THAT IT TAKES ALL THAT AND A LITTLE
BIT MORE
YOU SEE
I CAN`T TELL IT LIKE YOU CAN TELL IT WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR YOU
AND YOU CAN`T TELL IT LIKE I CAN WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR ME
AND SINCE YOU DON`T NO MY STORY -I`M NOT GOING TO LET YOU HINDER MY PRAISE
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WELL NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY AND GIVE
GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
AND DID`NT LET THE CROWD KEEP HIM FROM GETTING HIS PRAISE ON BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT HE USED WHAT HE HAD
AND WHAT HE HAD WAS A SHOUT
HE DID`NT HAVE A PRESS LIKE THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD IN MARK CHP 5
HE DID`NT HAVE 4 FRIENDS TO BRING HIM TO JESUS LIKE THE PARALYZED MAN IN MARK
CHP 2
BUT HE USED WHAT HE HAD
AND WHAT HE HAD WAS A SHOUT AND IT WAS POWER IN HIS SHOUT BECAUSE HIS SHOUT WAS A SHOUT OF FAITH
VERSE 49 IN THE TEXT REVEALS THAT
When Jesus heard him, he stopped there in the road and said, "Tell
him to come here."
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WELL NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE OPPORTUINTY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY
NOT ONLY DID HE GIVE GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE CROWD HINDER HIS PRAISE AND HE USED WHAT HE HAD
BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT HE GOT RID OF THINGS THAT WOULD HINDER HIM TO
GETTING WHERE JESUS WAS
VERSE 50 IN THE TEXT REVEALS THAT
Bartimaeus yanked off his old coat and flung it aside, jumped up and came to Jesus.
OH ,MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN 2019 WE NEED TO FOLLOW BARTIMAEUS LEAD AND GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT HINDERING US
FROM GETTING TO WHERE JESUS IS
IF IT`S YOUR JOB GET RID OF IT
IF IT`S YOUR FRIENDS GET RID OF THEM IF IT`S MATERIAL POSSESSIONS GET RID OF IT
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
IF YOU CAN`T WALK ----CRAWL
IF YOU CAN`T CRAWL -----SCOOT
IF YOU CAN`T SCOOT----FIND YOU 4 FRIENDS AND PUT THEM ON THE 4 CORNERS OF YOUR
COT AND GET TO WHERE JESUS IS
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
AND THE REASON I KNOW HE`S ALIGHT
BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE ALL WAS SPIRTUALLY BLIND ON OUR WAY TO A
DEVIL`S HELL WITH NO GOD ON OUR SIDE
BUT THANKS BE TO GOD WHO SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVE IN HIM WOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
