THE DAY THE SON STOOD STILL
MARK: THE SERVANT WHO WAS OUR SAVIOR • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 45:17
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And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
WHAT DOES THIS PASSAGE TEACH US ABOUT JESUS?
WHAT DOES THIS PASSAGE TEACH US ABOUT JESUS?
HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO OUR CRY.
HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO OUR CRY.
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
HE IS EAGER TO RESPOND TO OUR CRY.
HE IS EAGER TO RESPOND TO OUR CRY.
The Messiah on the final leg of His journey to die for the sins of the world and yet He takes time to stop for a blind beggar!
And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
Does this not make you love Jesus all the more - while the multitudes were not interested in a beggar, Jesus was, and He still is for "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
This is a wonderful, simple question God has not stopped asking. Sometimes we go without when God would want to give us something simply because we will not answer this question, and we do not have because we do not ask (James 4:2)
Jesus asked this question with full knowledge that this man was blind. He knew what he needed and what he wanted, but God still wants us to tell Him our needs as a constant expression of our trust and reliance on Him.
Notice that Jesus ask the blind beggar the same question He asked His disciples back in Mark 10:37 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus answered both of their requests according to God’s will. It was God’s will James and John to drink the cup and baptized with the baptism of Jesus. It was not His will for them to sit at His right and left hand
Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jesus granted the blind beggar’s request “Rabbi (Lord), let me recover my sight” and Jesus said “Go your way; your faith has made you well”. Faith healers take such passages and build up their theology of “faith healing”. The word for well does not refer to physical restoration it is the Greek word sozo which means salvation. Your faith in the Son of David has saved you.
WHAT DOES THIS PASSAGE TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES?
WHAT DOES THIS PASSAGE TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES?
WE SEE OUR CONDITION BEFORE CHRIST.
WE SEE OUR CONDITION BEFORE CHRIST.
WE ARE BLIND.
WE ARE BLIND.
Blindness in Scripture is a physical malady which points to a spiritual reality.
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
Physical blindness is a result of sin in general not sin specifically. In Jesus day blindness was attributed to specific sin. When Jesus healed those who were blind he was proclaiming His power to forgive sin. He was claiming to be God in the flesh.
“Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Scripture teaches our condition before meeting Christ is blindness.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
WE ARE BEGGARS.
WE ARE BEGGARS.
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.
Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Mark wants us to see that we all are blind beggars before God. Before God we are “wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked” (Rev. 3:17). This is perhaps the major stumbling block that keeps people from coming to Christ: they want to commend themselves and their good deeds. God has to open our eyes to our true condition before Him. We have nothing in ourselves to merit His salvation. We are spiritually blind sinners, and the only way we can come to Him is to ask for mercy, not for merit.
WE CAN STOP THE SAVIOR WITH OUR CRY.
WE CAN STOP THE SAVIOR WITH OUR CRY.
Jesus is not deaf to our cry. He hears us when we call. I like the NKJ rendering which vividly says "So Jesus stood still." The one who gave Joshua the ability to make the sun stand still; stands still at the cry of a beggar.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
Notice what he did not cry out. In Mark 10:46 we learn the blind beggars name - Bartimaeus. Bar meaning son and timaeus meaning honorable. He cry was not based on merit but on mercy. His cry was a . . .
A MERCIFUL CRY.
A MERCIFUL CRY.
Justice is God giving us what we deserve. Grace is God giving us what we don’t deserve. Mercy is God not giving us what we deserve.
Never plead with God based on merit always plead mercy. We all have merited hell and hell alone. Yet daily God bestows grace and mercy to those who shun Him. However, one day God’s justice is going to roll down like a river on those who have shunned His grace and mercy.
A MESSIANIC CRY.
A MESSIANIC CRY.
“Jesus” - that’s savior. “Son of David” - that’s king, Messiah, the promised prophet, priest and king.
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO THIS PASSAGE?
HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO THIS PASSAGE?
SOME NEED TO RECEIVE OUR SIGHT.
SOME NEED TO RECEIVE OUR SIGHT.
And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
It was a good thing that Bartimaeus sought the Lord that day because the Savior never passed that way again! If you have yet to see yourself at a sinner bound for Hell, then you need to repent and believe the Good News that Jesus will deliver you from having to go to Hell and you will spend eternity with Him in Heaven. So today Jesus is passing by your heart. Cry out for His mercy. Beg Him for spiritual sight. And by all means DO NOT put off today what you may not be able to do tomorrow, because Jesus may never pass by your heart again.
For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Helen Keller was asked if it was terrible to be blind she responded, “Better to be blind & see w/your heart, than to have 2 good eyes & see nothing!”
Are you reluctant to call out to Jesus because you can’t see him? Take heart, neither could Bartimeaus. You must call out to Him by faith to experience His reality.
SOME NEED TO RELIEVE OTHERS OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS.
SOME NEED TO RELIEVE OTHERS OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS.
And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
“Followed Him on the same road” Blind beggars start looking for other blind beggars. Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to get food. The verb tense is in the continuous state. Once he started he never stopped.
So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,
This command is still true today.
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
This should be every Christian’s cry to those who are recognizing their darkness & helplessness…Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you.