None of us would wish to trade places with Bartimaeus of whom we read of in this passage. Yet, spiritually speaking, our condition is even worse. By nature, we are not only poor and blind, but we don't even realize it. However, when Jesus draws near, Bartimaeus cries out for mercy, calling Jesus the 'son of David' or, the Messiah. This blind man sees something the scribes and the pharisees do not! This is a picture of the sinner, who under the influence of the Holy Spirit cries out for pure unmitigated mercy, leaning exclusively and entirely upon Christ for deliverance. Jesus calls and invites. The poor blind sinner casts away all hindrances and flees to Christ by faith. Upon being delivered, the sinner's way is no longer his own, but Christ is his way.
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Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor since 1978 and currently ministers at the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand...