Where do we go from here?

(today's devotion is brought to you by Pearl, Cheryl and Dawn)

Scripture Reference: Mark 10: 46-52

At some point in our life, we might encounter a situation in which we will feel as blind as a bat, totally directionless and helpless.

I would imagine that it would be exactly how Bartimaeus was feeling. The blind man was sitting by the roadside begging when a large crowd came and was about to leave. But amongst the noise and bustling that was happening around him, Bartimaeus heard someone’s name.

Instead of sitting there and feeling helpless for himself, Bartimaeus decided to call out the person’s name, the name of the preacher who performed many miracles.

V47- “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Unfortunately, the people around Bartimaeus told him to be quiet, and some of them even scolded him. But the blind man continued to cry out: “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

All Bartimaeus did was ask with his unwavering faith, and Jesus heard his cry and healed him.

Are you feeling jaded and helpless?

Instead of wallowing in your own sorrows and handling your own problems, why not call out to the Savior? He who healed the sick and raised the dead can do so much more for you, but only if you cry out to Him, and not let what others say deter you from seeking him.

For Jesus said in Matthew 7:7-8:

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Today for your Quiet Time, call upon the name of the Lord and ask him to save you from whatever situation you are in!

Do not give up in calling out His name, no matter how people might discourage you, but The Lord will come to heal you and restore you.

Without God, we are nothing. With God, we can do everything through Him who strengthens us.

(today's devotion is brought to you by Pearl, Cheryl and Dawn)