THE ANTHEM OF THE DESPERATE: BARTIMAEUS

The thing about Bartimaeus is that a lot of us refer to him like his first name was "Blind". I'm pretty sure it took some of you a while to realize it's Blind Bartimaeus I am referring to. 😏

And isn't it sad, that the easiest way to identify a man was by his hopeless condition?

But you know, we can relate if we'll be honest with ourselves. You might be Ugly Betty (pun intended), or Broke Fred, Slutty Nancy, Jeff the Drunkard... not necessarily because your state is hopeless, but because people just love to tag others in the areas they are not failing themselves. I think it's a natural silly attempt at making ourselves feel better. A way to feel self-righteous because others "sin different" (in the words of Andy Mineo).

Back to Blind Bartimaeus. This dude did two, no, three things I love to begin with... We'll see shortly.
So Jesus was passing (once again, He was going His way, Bartimaeus was not on the agenda that day), and this happened:
Mark 10:47 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!” 48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

You can't keep a desperate man down (unless of course you are even more desperate to do so, but let's leave that work for the devil). 
So first, he heard... open your ears to hear, and your heart to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Don't let a move pass you by.
Then he cried out... he desperately called out to the One who could help him. Notice, the people tried to put him down. They tried to shut him up. They almost stole his miracle. The man was within minutes of seeing again and these religious, bossy know-it-alls thought he was making noise.
Brother, sister, we don't know your problems like you do... not every opinion is important. What did the blind man do? He damned their warnings and cried out all the more!!

Ei! So you don't respect the anointing eh? You don't have any regard for order? You think He has time for you? Do you even think you deserve what you are asking for? 
My dear, all I know is: I WANT TO SEE! If you can't help me, I'll cry out to the One who can... And cry out he did!

So the Bible says that Jesus stopped and called him. And those hypocrites said, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” So now you know He's calling me? 😏

Then Jesus asked him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”... and the rest is history. (Just remember not to ask for a girlfriend when you need your sight 😬)
Maybe He's not coming for you, but He's coming anyway!
✌😎KayO