Real Sight

We're going to take your Bibles this morning, turn over to Mark chapter 10 this morning,

Mark 10 · chapter mention

Mark chapter 10, and we're going to be talking about sight this morning, you know, even as

Mark 10 · chapter mention

we get ready to send Josh and Jared over to Paris. The reality is we live in a world where there's

much darkness, there's much spiritual blindness, and the reality is is that how we see things,

how we perceive things, impacts so much of our understanding, you know, because our sight aids

us so much in life. You know, it's amazing how many things that we rely on for our sight,

you know, and sometimes even take for granted. I mean, as we just, things as we see help us safely

navigate obstacles. I mean, it helps us to know what's going on around us in so much contrast to

that. You know, also our sight gives us the opportunity to see the wonder and the awe,

you know, the texture and the depth and the colors all around us. I mean, our sight is something that

has so many inputs into our life and to help us so much and just to help us understand the beauty

and to understand and perceive the things that are going on. Our eyesight feeds so many things in our

life. But, you know, it has been said that no one is so blind as he who will not see. Because, you know,

the thing is this, many walk around today with eyes that work just fine physically. You know,

we have a physical eyes that work. We can see all the vibrancy, all the color, all the things

that are around us. And when we understand the world through that, we physically know those things.

But oftentimes we don't realize that there is a spiritual blindness that is up on individuals

and they're traveling down a road and they don't even see the destination that is taking them.

They think they're perfectly fine. They think they're safe. They think everything is going good.

But they soon realize, and they're going to realize one day definitely the reality

that the road they're on leads to destruction. You know, if we don't pay attention, we can get caught up

to that because, you know, we understand that our eyes, have you ever noticed that sometimes you can be

looking at something and walk right past it? You can even be looking for it and walk right past it.

Why? Because you have sight, but you're really not seeing.

You're not perceiving the things that are critical, the things that are important.

And we find this morning in Mark chapter 10, we find one who could not see the world around him.

Mark 10 · chapter mention

He was blind, but when he heard about the one that was able to open his eyes that was passing by,

because he heard of Jesus of Nazareth was going by and he knew that it was his opportunity to truly see,

to understand what was the importance of it.

And we're going to look here this morning at this.

So if you found Mark chapter 10 this morning, we're going to begin reading here in verse 46.

Mark 10 · chapter mention

If you want to stand together and honor the reading of the word of God here this morning,

as is our custom, just to honor the Lord here.

And as we look here in verse 46, if you follow along, it says,

And they came to Jericho, and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples,

and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus and the son of Timaeus,

sat by the highway side begging.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say,

Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace.

And he cried the more a great deal.

Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.

And they called the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort.

Rise, he calleth thee.

And he, casting away his garment, rose and came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?

The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole.

And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus in the way.

Let's pray.

Heavenly Father, as we come before you this morning, Lord, we're just so thankful for the opportunity, Lord,

that you've given us your word, Lord.

We've given us the ability to have a sight beyond the physical sight that we have, Lord,

that we might be able to see, even here today, the reality of who you are and what you've done for us.

Lord, we pray just have your hand upon the message, upon the things said and done, Lord,

that you might be glorified above all, your people encouraged.

But, Lord, if there's one here today that doesn't know you as Savior, that today would be the day that they would say,

I recognize who Jesus is and I recognize my need of a Savior.

Lord, we just leave these things in your hands here today, Lord, above all.

And we ask it in your precious name.

Amen.

May be seated.

You know, as we see here, we find the road that Jesus was now taking is, remember, Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem.

He's making his way up to Jerusalem, and he's heading there for a very particular event.

And the disciples are traveling along, and they have in their mind a particular event.

And the two correlate one with another because they're going up to the Passover.

And many people were traveling this road going up to the Passover.

And it was a familiar portion of road on that route there to Jerusalem because it was a road through Jericho.

And if you understand, as they would come down from Galilee, they would cross over the Jordan.

They would come down the west side of the Jordan to avoid Samaria.

And they would come into the land towards Jerusalem again there and cross over at Jericho.

Yes, the same Jericho that Joshua and the people used.

That same areas where they came through into the land initially.

It was right there, that same Jericho that they're speaking of.

And this is a way that had been used for generations.

And even though the city had been destroyed in the days of Joshua,

we find that the days of Joshua was destroyed.

We know from as they went into the land.

But we know also that in the days of Ahab, the city had been rebuilt.

You know, in 1 Kings chapter 16, it tells us the city was rebuilt in the days of Ahab with a great cost.

1 Kings 16 · chapter mention

You know, you can go back and look at that and read 1 Kings 16 and learn more about that.

But I want you to understand when we look at this also, as you read your Bible,

one of the things that will help you understand, you have the old city of Jericho.

And about a mile away, you have the new city of Jericho that King Herod built and had his summer palace at.

Because when you read through the Gospels, sometimes this passage is a little confusing of entering and going

and coming back into Jericho and you're trying to figure out, okay, what's going on?

But it helps you understand if you have the old city and a mile down the road you have the new city,

it helps you understand what's happening here along the way.

Because how can you be in two Jerichos?

Well, there was.

And that's the reason you'll find that this dynamic is important.

But Jericho is mentioned here specifically to know where they were passing through.

And as Jesus passed through this area of Jericho, between the old city that had been rebuilt and Herod's new city,

you know, like I said, remember, they're about a mile apart, so you have people along the way.

And so this will help you grab a hold of that as you read through the Gospels,

if you understand that dynamic as it's being said.

But this particular account here in Mark brings to light a very specific individual

because it explains the reality of a man who was blind.

Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, he was seated along the route.

Why would he be seated there?

Well, it's really pretty simple when you think about it because as he is mentioned here by name,

we know that he would have been there for that very reason of knowing.

If he was a beggar and needed that, you've got a whole bunch of pilgrims going to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover.

It's a good place to hang out.

He had a need.

People are going to be generous.

You know, it's kind of like you see things at Christmastime around in America.

You know, people get very generous.

People going up to the Passover would have been generous,

so he would have been there alongside the road,

and we find that he had been there begging with many others that had real needs.

You know, he could not see.

But we find here that Mark's gospel is the one who mentions him by name.

I think it's important to realize that when we think about him mentioning specifically by name,

it's the reality that your name is that personal interaction.

You know, we need to remember that we have a personal Savior,

one who knows your name.

He knows who you are.

You say, well, why is that important?

Because remember, Mark's gospel was written to the Gentiles.

In a Gentile mind, God is distant.

God is far away.

God really doesn't know you.

God is something that you have to give tribute to,

so you might just gain his favor.

But I want you to remember that God doesn't just want you to do things to gain his favor.

God loves you, and he knows you by name.

He's personal.

He's personal.

And that reality, that person, even know your name.

But we find here that as all these things were going on,

and the disciples are traveling here with Jesus,

and we know last week, you know,

we had that kind of a tense exchange that occurred

when Jesus had to refocus them to think biblically

and to see things biblically and not worldly.

Because sometimes we can be thinking and seeing things the wrong way.

But, you know, we can have something explained to us and still not see it,

still not understand it.

You know, Luke chapter 18, discussing this same dynamic,

Luke 18 · chapter mention

a portion of Scripture right before this, it says in verse 34,

it says,

And they understood none of these things, and the saying was hid from them,

neither knew they the things that which were spoken.

In other words, the disciples were still struggling with some sight

and understanding what was going to happen

because Jesus was going up to Jerusalem to die on the cross.

He told them he was going to go to Jerusalem, he was going to die,

he was going to be buried, he was going to rise again.

It was still not making sense to them.

You know?

That same problem that we have many times,

and we find here that Bartimaeus' problem here

pictures for us a condition that needs to be dealt with.

Because even the disciples had some blindness in them,

even though they had all the information.

Everything was before them, but they did not yet see.

And here we have an illustration of a blind man who could not see physically,

but he did hear and understand and gain some physical sight and understanding.

And we're going to look at that here this morning as we look through here

because let's look at his condition that he was in

because the condition of Bartimaeus here,

I want you to understand that he could not physically see.

He was blind,

but yet he got sight of a Savior.

We all have something in common with Bartimaeus.

It was that spiritual blindness that hinders what we see.

You know, Paul, when he was writing to the church at Corinth,

reminded them of this.

Look at 2 Corinthians chapter 4 and verse 4.

2 Corinthians 4 · chapter mention

It says this, it says,

In whom the God of this world hath what blinded the minds of them,

which believe not.

You know, the reality is we live in a world that's spiritual blind.

It's spiritual darkness.

If you have any questions, just turn on the news for a little while.

It's evident.

It's all around us.

God's description of mankind is accurate.

People have a spiritual blindness to what is going on and what they need.

Because notice here,

it says,

It says,

Lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God,

should shine unto them.

You know,

when the mind blocks something out,

we can walk by it many times and not see it.

Spiritual blindness is walking past the truth of the gospel many times and not seeing it.

It doesn't mean it's not there.

It doesn't mean it's not available.

It means you don't see it.

It hasn't connected.

But the amazing thing is,

when it is seen,

when you do understand,

there's a marvelous transformation that takes place in the life of an individual.

Because spiritual blindness leads to another problem.

Look in Ephesians chapter 4 and verse 18.

Ephesians 4 · chapter mention

It says this,

In other words,

they say they have something in their desire,

in their heart,

and it's blinding them to the truth.

You know,

today we have a lot of blindness of heart,

because you have a theme out there that says,

do whatever your heart desires.

You know what?

The heart is desperately wicked.

The heart is in blindness,

contrary to the things of God.

Sin binds us,

and selfishness binds us

into a spiritual blindness of their heart.

Blind minds in blind hearts

which cannot see the truth.

But the reality is,

is this question that comes from this,

is what are we failing to see?

What is the blindness?

What are we blind to?

That's an important question to answer.

When he's talking about spiritual blindness,

blindness of our eyes,

and blindness of our minds,

and blindness of our heart,

what is he speaking about?

I think it's very clear

as you look through the scripture,

because it's not just truth in general

that we're blind to.

You say,

Preacher,

what are you talking about?

You know what?

It's very easy for other people

to point out other people's problems.

Have you ever noticed

it's easy to say,

well,

that person did that wrong,

and that person's doing that wrong,

and this person's doing that wrong,

and you know,

it doesn't take much

to point out the problem

in other people.

Spiritual blindness,

the problem is,

is we don't understand

our own condition.

Because you can look at people

that have no idea who God is,

and they'll start judging other people

for right and wrong.

But the problem is,

they don't see it that it's them

that is the problem.

The spiritual blindness

is within an individual.

The reality of how it equates to them.

We find here,

like Bartimaeus,

we are not only blind,

but our blindness leaves us in need.

You know,

the Bible says

he was not any blind,

he was a beggar.

You know,

the reality of a beggar

is one without means

to sustain themselves.

When you don't have Christ,

you are a beggar.

You have not the means

to sustain yourself.

You have no means

to come to God for salvation.

There's nothing within ourselves

until you realize

that you do not possess

the means of yourself

to be right with God.

Think about for a moment

what Job,

Job chapter 9,

Job 9 · chapter mention

Job makes a very declarative statement.

Because the problem is,

oftentimes,

we like to justify ourselves,

don't we?

Notice what he says,

and I justify,

if I justify myself,

my own mouth

shall condemn me.

You know,

when you try to justify yourself,

you know what you do?

You end up

condemning yourself.

Because the problem is,

you say,

preacher,

how do you do that?

Well,

one example would be this,

when you're condemning

somebody else for something,

oftentimes,

you're still guilty of it too.

Notice what it says,

if I say I am perfect,

it shall also prove me perverse.

You know,

Job was a godly man

who had a perspective

and an understanding.

He said,

I want you everybody to know

that there's nothing in me

that's good.

If I try to build myself up,

you know what,

I'm going to do nothing

but condemn myself

and to declare

the reality

of who I am.

Jesus was dealing with this

over in Luke chapter 16.

Luke 16 · chapter mention

Luke 16,

the Gospel of Luke

records just a little bit

previous to this

about an account

and it talks here

in Luke 16

in verse 15.

It tells us this,

and he said unto them,

ye that which justify

yourselves before men,

but God knoweth your hearts

for that which is

highly esteemed among men

is an abomination

in the sight of God.

You know,

oftentimes we try

to build ourselves up

with worldly things,

not realizing

that those things

are an abomination

to God.

When we understand

the condition

that we're desperate

in need for a change,

and that change

is needed immediately.

here's Bartimaeus

and we see here,

notice in the text

here this morning,

in verse 47,

it says,

when he heard

that it was Jesus

of Nazareth.

When he heard

that it was Jesus

of Nazareth,

he began to cry out

and say,

Jesus,

thou son of David,

have mercy on me.

You know,

what a powerful reality

he heard

that it was Jesus

of Nazareth

that was going

to pass by.

I want you to understand

today,

that's important.

He was designated

which Jesus

he was talking about,

which Jesus

he heard,

what Jesus

it is

that he's speaking of,

because today,

I want you to understand,

there's many

type people

promoting Jesus

that's not the Jesus

of Nazareth.

They try to promote

Jesus in their own image.

Are Jesus

in the way

they want them?

You know,

we have people

who promote Jesus

that seems to die

again and again

and again.

That's not the Jesus

of the Bible.

It says he died

once for all.

You have people

who try to promote

a Jesus

of a Hollywood type,

you know,

and they try to promote

the idea of Jesus

and the concept

of Jesus.

Or you have the Jesus

of the popular

show The Chosen.

That's not the Jesus

of the Bible.

I'm just going to tell you

that you have to be careful

because the devil

loves to deceive you

with false Jesuses.

Jesus that aren't

Jesus of Nazareth.

Look over into Luke chapter 21

Luke 21 · chapter mention

for a moment.

I'll let Jesus

make my point.

There's no better person

to make the point

than Jesus.

Amen?

Notice what he says

in verse 8.

He gives a warning.

He said,

Take heed

that ye be not deceived.

For many shall come

in my name

saying,

I am Christ

and the time

draweth nigh.

Notice what he says.

Go ye not

therefore

after

them.

The Jesus

you need to know

is the Jesus

you learn

from the Scripture.

Not the image

that somebody else

portrays

or tries to make

him be.

It's a very

dangerous thing

that we see today

a trend

that people want

to kind of have

a kinder,

gentler Jesus

you might say.

They want a Jesus

that fits

their narrative.

I want you

to understand

the Savior

you need

doesn't fit

your narrative.

He is

the great I am.

He is the creator.

He is above all.

He is all.

He's the measurement.

We don't get

to measure him.

He says

he heard about

Jesus of Nazareth

the only begotten

son of God

the son of David.

You know

a little later

as Jesus

is there

in Jerusalem

in Matthew

Matthew 22 · chapter mention

chapter 22

they ask

and he asks

the question

he says

what think

ye of Christ

whose son

is he?

And you know

they all declare

very clearly

the son of David.

So I want you

to see here

that Bartimaeus

here this morning

is declaring

a very specific

Jesus.

He says

I want the

Jesus of

scripture.

I want the

Jesus of

the living God

who came

and died

for me.

He didn't know

that yet

but it's what

he was declaring.

He said

I'm going to

trust God's

promise.

He said

I'm going to

trust God's

promise.

He understood

the reality

of who Jesus

is that he is

the way

the truth

and the life

that provides

the soul

means to be

justified

before God.

I want you

to see here

what he does.

Look again

at verse 47

he began

to cry out

Jesus

thou son

of David

have what

mercy

on me.

Have mercy

on me.

mercy

from the

only one

that could

fulfill

what was

truly

needed.

Here's a

blind man

but had

great

spiritual

sight.

He

understood

his eyes

were open

to who

Jesus

is

and he

knew

he needed

to come

to him

but we

find a

great

contrast

here

happening

along

the way

because

the crowd

that was

traveling

with

Jesus

was

eagerly

listening

to his

teaching

as he

was

passing

by

these

beggars

and notice

what they

said in

verse 48

and many

charged him

that he

should hold

his peace

there's a

lot going

on here

as remember

here's

Jesus

walking

by the

way

and we've

already

talked about

this earlier

here he is

with his

disciples

as he's

going

you find

he's

teaching

he's

still

declaring

things

and the

disciples

are like

hey

I want

to hear

what

Jesus

is

saying

in

other words

they basically

said hey

hold it

down over

there

you're

distracting

me

but you

know the

problem is

sometimes we

can be

guilty of

the same

let me

put it to

you in a

little

different

way

really

what they

were saying

don't bother

me I'm

being

spiritual

but didn't

see the

need that

was really

there

it's not

that they

were doing

something wrong

they just

weren't seeing

the right

thing

because there's

nothing better

you can do

in reality

than to

listen to

Jesus

but you

don't need to

lose sight

of who

Jesus

remember

Jesus

just said

I came

not to

be

ministered

unto

but to

minister

and to

give my

life a

ransom

for many

they just

heard the

reality of

that to be

that they

were to

minister

and not

not to be

served

you know

oftentimes we

look at this

and need to

understand this

crowd the

problem was

they still

wanted something

for them

they missed

what Jesus

had just

told them

hey I

came not

to be

ministered

unto

but to

minister

here's

this man

crying out

have mercy

on me

Bartimaeus

knew that

his only

hope was

to cry

to the

savior

you know

a cry

that had

been heard

before

a cry

that God

always

listens

to

look over

to Luke

Luke 18 · chapter mention

chapter 18

for a

moment

because I

want you to

see the

contrast

between the

crowd

and

Bartimaeus

because notice

he says

but he cried

the more

a great deal

thou son

of David

and here

he is

have mercy

on me

but Luke

Luke 18 · chapter mention

chapter 18

we find

here and it

says Jesus

here speaking

a parable

this would

have been

some of the

teaching they

were getting

along the

road

if you go

back and look

at the

timeline

this came

in that

same sequence

right before

this happened

Jesus is

telling them

an example

and he says

this

and he spake

this parable

unto certain

which trusted

in themselves

that they

were righteous

and despised

others

two men

went up

into the

temple

to pray

and one

a Pharisee

and the

other a

Republican

you know

I want you

to see here

and understand

that Jesus

is describing

two people

one went

up into

there

and he

stood

and prayed

thus with

himself

the Pharisee

we don't have

time to break

down that

passage this

morning

but you know

oftentimes

we can be

praying with

ourselves

because the

focus is

us

I want you

to see a

difference here

down in

verse 13

there in

Luke chapter

Luke 18 · chapter mention

18

and the

publican

standing

far off

would not

lift so much

as his eyes

into heaven

but smote

upon his

breast

saying

notice this

God be

merciful unto

me

a sinner

be merciful

unto me

and Jesus

makes a

declarative

statement

here

he says

I tell

you

this man

went down

to his

house

justified

rather than

the other

that's a

powerful

reality

that when

we focus

in reality

of who

we're

calling

upon

because

everybody

has to

have a

moment

in time

when you've

called

upon

the

Savior

to have

mercy

upon

you

a

sinner

one

that

needs

a

Savior

that

same

little

prayer

that

makes

a

difference

said

have

mercy

upon

me

he knew

he was

the one

who had

the power

to give

mercy

the one

that he

was

accounted

to

when you

call upon

him to be

merciful

unto you

it works

it works

for

Bartimaeus

it worked

for the

publican

it'll work

for you

Jesus

will hear

your cry

and trust

there have

been a time

I trust

there's been

a time

and a place

that you

have cried

out to

God

for mercy

for you

because it

doesn't

happen

over time

that's

sanctification

after

salvation

salvation

happens in

an instant

it's

immediate

because you

either are

or you're

not

the reality

is clear

you know

John and

his gospel

in John

John 3 · chapter mention

chapter 3

you know

we know

John 3

16

but you

know

that's

just

part

of the

reality

of that

chapter

there's

some

powerful

verses

that

follow

some

very

powerful

realities

to let

us

see

where

we

really

are

and

who

he

really

is

here

in

verse

18

it says

he that

believeth

on him

is not

condemned

but he

that

believeth

not

is

condemned

already

I want

you to

understand

when you

cry out

for him

for mercy

you're

saying

I know

I'm

under

the

condemnation

because

of my

sin

my

responsibility

it

tells

because

he hath

not

believed

in the

name

of the

only

begotten

son

of

God

down

in

verse

36

of

John

John 3 · chapter mention

chapter

3

he that

believeth

on

the

son

have

everlasting

life

and

he

that

believeth

not

the

son

shall

not

see

life

but

the

wrath

of

God

abideth

on

him

spiritual

blindness

says

I'm

okay

spiritual

sight

says

I

understand

who

I

am

before

God

I

understand

my

responsibility

and my

accountability

you know

one of the

challenges

today is

for people

in our

generation

they don't

like

accountability

I want

to be able

to do

what I

want

when I

want

how I

want

whenever

I

want

but I

want you

to understand

when Jesus

says he

sets you

free

freedom

and

responsibility

always

come

together

because you

cannot be

free

without

being

responsible

and we're

going to

see that

even laid

out here

this

morning

because if

you call

upon the

Savior

I want

to give

you a

little

insight

he

promised

to do

the same

thing he

did for

Bartimaeus

same thing

he did

for the

publican

the same

thing he

did for

me

that day

many years

ago

and hopefully

you can

look back

and say

I know

the day

I know

the time

that it

happened

to me

where he

had mercy

upon me

because

take a look

here this

morning

with me

back to

the text

here

look at

verse 49

it says

Jesus stood

still and

commanded him

to be called

and they

called the

blind man

saying unto

him

notice this

be of good

comfort

rise

he calleth

thee

the comfort

that Jesus

brings

because I

want you to

see here

that it

stopped

Jesus

in his

tracks

when he

heard the

cry

for mercy

you know

I'll tell

you what

that shows

something of

God's

priority

to a

sinner

who cries

out

everything

he was

doing

it's not

that what

he was

doing

was not

important

I think

anything

Jesus

taught

was greatly

important

but when

he's in

the middle

of teaching

something

important

and he

hears a

cry of a

sinner

and stops

that tells

us

there's

something

even

greater

importance

taking

place

because

one

that

is

lost

is

now

understanding

the reality

of a

Christ

who has

come to

save

them

he says

him to

have

comfort

that word

comfort

there is

to have

courage

be of

good

cheer

to come

have

comfort

be encouraged

in the

reality

the

Savior's

responding

Bartimaeus

quickly

and

courageously

does

something

I think

is important

today

that sometimes

gets missed

look at

verse 50

it says

this

and he

cast

away

his

garment

rose

and came

to

Jesus

you know

today

the problem

I think

a lot

of times

is people

want to

come to

Jesus

and they

don't

want to

change

anything

right

because

yes

Jesus

takes

you

right

how

you

are

where

you

are

in

life

and

who

you

are

but

the

question

is

does

he

change

you

afterwards

because

if

you're

truly

saved

there's

a

change

that

takes

place

there's

something

different

there's

been a

transformation

that

takes

place

because

something

has

happened

he

cast

off

his

garment

his

place

of

warmth

and

security

remember

he

was

a

beggar

he

didn't

have

much

but

he

said

you

know

what

to

get

to

Jesus

I

don't

want

anything

hindering

me

or

holding

me

back

he

says

he

cast

off

his

garment

and

came

to

Jesus

he

says

hey

this

is

who

I

need

above

all

things

you

often

times

people

want

to

come

to

Jesus

and

bring

everything

with

them

they

say

I

want

to

stay

the

same

I

want

all

the

benefits

and

none

of

the

responsibility

I

want

you

to

understand

the

picture

that

we

see

here

is

that

he

put

his

sin

and

his

former

life

behind

him

he

was

once

a

beggar

in

need

and

he

came

to

the

one

who

supplied

that

need

those

things

of

his

past

were

no

longer

needed

Isaiah

55

in

verse

6

notice

what

it

tells

us

here

it

says

seek

ye

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

unto

the

Lord

and

he

will

have

mercy

upon

him

and

to

our

God

for

he

will

what

he

will

abundantly

pardon

you

know

the

problem

is

often times

people

want to

hold

on to

that

cloak

of

sin

they've

had

in

their

life

instead

of

saying

I'm

going to

put

that

off

when

I

come

to

Christ

to

put

that

away

put

that

behind

because

his

pardon

is

full

and

complete

and

he

has

all

the

benefits

that

you

need

set

before

you

notice

how

he

replied

to

Jesus

when

he

came

to

him

verse

51

and

Jesus

answered

and

said

unto

him

what

wilt

thou

that

I

should

do

unto

thee

and

the

blind

man

said

unto

him

Lord

that

I

might

receive

my

sight

this

blind

man's

faith

was

in

the

Lord

the

one

whom

he

asked

that

he

might

have

sight

freely

gave

it

to

him

it

was

more

than

physical

sight

that

he

received

because

he

was

made

whole

Luke's

gospel

records

it

this

way

it

says

receive

thy

sight

thy

faith

hath

saved

thee

it

wasn't

because

of how

great

Bartimaeus

was

because

he

understood

his

need

for

mercy

he

saw

not

because

Jesus

gave

him

physical

sight

he

saw

because

he

understood

and

saw

who

he

was

and

who

Jesus

is

his

sight

he

received

was

real

sight

not

just

to

see

the

world

but

to

see

the

Savior

a

Savior

that

has

set

you

free

notice

what

Jesus

says

to

him

after

this

in

verse

52

he

says

go

thy

way

thy

faith

have

made

thee

whole

go

thy

way

you

know

what

Jesus

says

you've

been

set

free

but

when

he

received

his

sight

it

changed

everything

because

I

want

you