“‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those
who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all
the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’” (vv. 38-39 NASB).
These two chapters of Luke speak volumes to the pain and suffering
in the world. Two accounts of hurting and sick people crying out for the mercy
of God. If He does not see their pain and intervene, they have no hope.
Bartimaeus has lived in a blind existence. His world was
dark and lonely. Jesus said that while He is in the world that He is the Light
of the World {Jn.
4:5}. Isaiah prophesied of the coming Child that He came to give Zion a
happy future;
“Say to those with anxious heart, ‘Take courage,
fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense
of God will come, But He will save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind
will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame
will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy’”
(Is.
35:4-5 NASB).
Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God…
The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb?
That sleeping child you're holding is the Great I Am?
(Mary Did You Know? Mark Lowery, 1984)
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb?
That sleeping child you're holding is the Great I Am?
(Mary Did You Know? Mark Lowery, 1984)
Pentatonix: Mary Did You Know?
How many times have we been faced with trials and
circumstances that have brought us to our knees and caused us to cry out with
anguished desperation, “Jesus, have mercy on me!?” The darkness, the
sickness, this lost, dark, evil world gives many an opportunity. I have been
brought to cry out on many occasions.
“God doesn’t miss a single
sigh that escapes our lips. But historically, God’s people most often cried out
in spoken words that sprang from the depths of their being! God heard their
petitions…and shook their worlds” {The Power of Crying Out: When
Prayer Becomes Mighty, Bill Gothard}.
Remember this Advent that this is why He came—to give us a
happy future. He came to set the captives free—giving sight to the blind and
opening deaf hears to hear the good news of His coming kingdom and to see Him
when He arrives. Keep your eyes open, He will be arriving soon.
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