Matthew
20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43
Thank you
for continuing this journey of The Gospel Project® for Kids. Sunday’s Bible account takes us to the outskirts
of Jericho where a man named Bartimaeus sat by the side of the road begging.
You see, Bartimaeus was blind. As Jesus traveled from Jericho, He passed Bartimaeus.
When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing by, he cried out to Him, using a
messianic title: “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Socially,
Bartimaeus would have been considered unimportant—certainly not important
enough for the attention of someone as popular as Jesus. Perhaps Bartimaeus was
used to being ignored by passersby, but Jesus stopped and reached out to him.
Jesus said to Bartimaeus, “What do you want Me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51).
Bartimaeus
answered Jesus’ question with a plea of faith: “Teacher, I want to see!”
Bartimaeus believed that Jesus could heal him, and Jesus did. Bartimaeus had
nothing to offer Jesus. He knew he was needy, and he begged for mercy. Jesus is
willing to help those in need.
The prophet
Isaiah wrote that the promised Messiah would open the eyes of people who were
blind. (Isaiah 35:5; 42:7) The Messiah was here! Jesus was the promised
Messiah. Even if we are not physically blind, we are sinners. In our need, we
can cry out like Bartimaeus, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Sinners can’t
see the truth about God until Jesus opens our eyes and saves us.
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