Mark 10
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Gospel Mark, Chapter 10, Verse 46.
And they came to Jericho.
And as he went out of Jericho, were his disciples, this is Jesus, of course,
and a great number of people, blind and optimist, were so optimist,
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 this peace.
But he cried them all 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 called them.
And he, casting away his garments, 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.
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem,
unto Bethphage and Bethlehem at the Mount of Olives,
he sent them forth, two of his disciples,
and said unto them,
Go your way into the village over against you.
And as soon as ye be ended with it,
ye shall find a coat tied,
whereon never man sat.
Loose him and bring him.
And if any man say unto you,
Why do ye this?
Say ye that the Lord hath need of him.
And straightway he will send him there.
And they went their way
and found the coat tied by the door without,
in a place where two ways met.
And they loosed him
and certain of them that stood there said unto them,
What do ye, loosing the coat?
And they said unto them,
He was Jesus' commander.
And they let them go.
And they brought the coat to Jesus
and cast their garments on him.
And he sat upon him.
And many spread their garments in the way,
and others cut down branches off the trees
and strawed them in the way.
And they that went before,
and they that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna!
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David
that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
There are two portions in this scripture
that I have desired to read to you tonight.
One concerning the blind beggar, Bartimaeus.
A needy soul in need.
He needed the Lord Jesus Christ greatly.
It may be that there are some here tonight
who, like Bartimaeus,
are in need of the Lord Jesus Christ.
If so, I hope that you will learn the lesson
of the great and abiding eternal benefit
of coming to the Lord Jesus
and putting yourselves into his tender hands.
And then in the second scripture from the next chapter,
we read not of one that hath need of Jesus,
but we read of an animal of which Jesus hath need.
The blind beggar needed Jesus.
And Jesus needed the coat.
But there were certain things that had to be done
before it could be used by Jesus.
And that's precisely like we are, all of us.
Once we have come to Jesus with all our need
and put our lives into his hands,
great and eternal blessing results to our souls.
We are saved for glory.
He forgives us all our sins,
settles all our debts to God,
makes us happy forever.
But then he needs us.
When we have put our lives into his hands,
he needs us each and all.
And I trust that everyone here tonight
who has repented of sin
and put faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
may be ready to answer the need of the Lord Jesus Christ
who has bought us with his money.
It was in Jericho where
Bartimaeus met poor Jesus.
Going out of this city of the curse,
Jericho was the city upon which the curse of God rested
because of its opposition to God's work in that district.
And by blind Bartimaeus heard this crowd of people,
Jesus and a great number of people, going out of the city.
And he was sitting by the side of the road, the highway,
and he was begging.
What a miserable life that is, isn't it?
To be poor, to be blind, to be helpless.
Just begging, beseeking help from those more poor.
And he heard that it was Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth,
that was passing by.
And he began to cry out and say,
Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
There were many at that time
who said to him, what's all the fuss about, Bartimaeus?
Be quiet, don't disturb the beast.
But Bartimaeus had a great need in his soul.
He had a sense of need, and that's the beginning of the blessing of the Lord, friends.
If you have a sense of need, particularly the need of Jesus,
that's the beginning of blessing for you.
And having this great need in his soul, this overpowering need,
when they told him to be quiet, he cried out still, a great deal.
Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Now, evidence that this man, Bartimaeus, knew something about Jesus,
Jesus of Nazareth.
It may be that he had been in the synagogues,
the gathering places of the Jews,
and heard such scriptures as this read, week by week, constantly.
Give the king thy judgments, O God,
and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
The king, of course, is David.
And here, David's son is going to be given the place of judgment by God.
God's righteousness is going to be seen in him.
The day is rapidly approaching, beloved friends,
when this scripture is going to be fulfilled to the very limit,
when the Lord Jesus Christ is going to take charge of the government of this world.
And the world shall bring peace to the people,
and live in it by righteousness.
It's going to be a reign of righteousness.
Righteousness, perhaps, for the first time in this wonderful way,
because Jesus is at the head.
The character of his rule is seen in the next verse.
He shall judge the poor of the people,
and shall save the children of the needy.
We have to tell you tonight that this is Jesus
who can save the children of the needy.
Every needy soul is in safe hands,
if they are the hands of the Lord Jesus.
His heart beats with compassion for every soul in need.
He shall save the children of the needy,
and he shall break in pieces on the other hand
the oppressor or the oppressor.
He will break in pieces.
He shall deliver the needy when he cries.
Those of those that have loved him here
have heard this read in the synagogue.
He shall save the needy when he cries,
the poor also,
and him that hath no holder.
The first man has nothing to pay,
nothing to give,
for the benefit which he receives.
And turning these things over in his heart,
our King has said,
the Son of David,
Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of David,
and he is here,
he is here today,
and he is passing by,
and now is my opportunity,
because God's Word says
he shall deliver the needy when he cries.
And so he cries aloud,
Jesus,
thou Son of David,
have mercy upon me.
And when told to be quiet,
he cries aloud to sin.
He remembers that it was read in the synagogue
from the psalm,
he shall spare the poor and the needy,
and shall save the needy.
And he said, I am needy,
I am blind,
and I want my sight.
And he cried all the more,
with all his power,
to the Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of David,
who can meet
the deepest need
of all mankind.
Isn't that wonderful?
Isn't there anyone here tonight
who has a pressing need?
Do you feel, dear friend,
that you want to know what it is
to have your sins forgiven?
All your past life,
with all its problems,
set right by the Lord Jesus Christ.
If you feel like that,
there is a word for you here
in this scripture tonight.
Here is one who can save the poor.
You may have nothing in your life
to offer to Jesus.
That doesn't matter,
because he's willing to save the poor.
The only thing is,
have you in your soul a deep need?
Do you feel a need of getting right to God?
Do you feel a need
of repentance and faith
in the Son of God,
who died on the cross
to save your soul?
This cry was heard,
and your cry,
if you will cry to the Lord Jesus Christ tonight,
we can assure you, dear friends,
that you will live.
Jesus heard.
He is always listening.
He is alive from the dead,
a glorious Savior
at the right hand of God,
and he knows exactly what's happening
in your heart
and in your mind.
He heard this blind beggar
crying to him
as the son of David.
And he stood still.
He didn't say,
I have no time
for a man
of this character,
poor and wretched
and needy.
He had a great love in his heart,
and he stood still.
Don't be afraid
of seeking
the truth.
Don't be afraid
of speaking
to the Lord Jesus.
He will hear,
and he will stand still,
whatever he's doing.
He will give you
his undivided attention.
And he commanded the blind beggar
to be brought to him.
So they called the blind man
and they're saying,
be a good comforter.
Lift up your heart.
Take courage.
He's asking for you.
He's calling for you.
He's calling for you tonight,
beloved friend.
If you are not in his tomb already,
he is calling for you
to come to him.
Be a good comforter.
Look up your courage.
He's calling for you.
But you notice that this word
is in the singular,
this pronoun.
He is calling for thee,
they said,
to the blind man.
And nobody but the blind man
would do.
You must come to Jesus yourself.
Your mother taught her this.
Your father taught her this.
He is calling for thee
and that personal pronoun
is in the singular.
You can't be saved
because your mother is saved
or because your father is saved
or because your brother
or sister is saved.
You must come to Jesus personally.
It must be a private,
personal thing.
But he asks,
he is standing still
to receive you.
And what did Bartimaeus do
when he heard this news
that Jesus was awaiting him,
standing still?
He cast away his garment.
He took off his shoes.
He took off his garment.
He was going to allow
nothing to hinder him.
That day was a day of crisis
for this blind beggar.
It was now or never
Jesus might have gone by.
Are you sure that if you don't
accept the opportunity
to trust Jesus tonight,
are you sure that there
will be another opportunity?
Be like Bartimaeus.
Seize the opportunity now.
It was a crisis in his life
and he seized the moment
and he cast away his garments.
He allowed nothing to hinder him.
He rose and he came to Jesus.
And Jesus spoke to him.
He answered him.
He answered his cry.
Jesus will answer your cry indeed.
He answered Bartimaeus and said,
What wilt thou?
What is it that you are really wanting?
And you notice this
from now and again, now.
He says, what is it that
you personally, Bartimaeus,
what is it that you are wanting?
And the Lord Jesus
largely tell him
what it is that you really want.
Do you want to be saved tonight?
Do you want to go home
in the consciousness
that your sins have been forgiven?
That Jesus who died for you
upon the cross has told you
that you will never enter
into judgment for them.
You will never be faced with them
by a righteous God.
He died that you might be
saved tonight.
Do you want forgiveness tonight?
Tell him so.
He longs to hear you.
What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee?
And he knew that none but Jesus
could do it.
And Jesus said, what wilt thou
that I should do unto thee?
There's no one else can do it
for you but the Lord Jesus.
No one else.
Nobody in this room,
but I.
No man can be healed.
Only Jesus
can offer you the forgiveness
of your sins.
What wilt thou, he says to you tonight,
what wilt thou
that I
should do unto thee?
And a blind man said unto him,
he knew his meaning.
He said, Lord, that I might receive
my time.
He didn't mean to say,
well, what am I to do?
What am I to do, Lord,
to earn your forgiveness?
To merit it?
Have I to change my life?
Have I to say so many prayers
a day? Have I to do this
or the other, that you
might open my eyes?
Nothing like that at all.
He said, Lord,
that I might receive
my time.
He was willing to be a receiver,
to take what Jesus had
offered.
There were no conditions
except that he could receive
what Jesus
had come for.
That I might receive
my time.
Are there things that you
cannot see, beloved friend?
You may have your eyes open
all right, but there may be
some things that you
cannot see.
You say, I heard people
preach the gospel about
Jesus, but somehow or
other I do not
understand.
Jesus is the one who
can open your eyes
to make you understand
if you will only come
to him.
He is the great eye
opener, enabling you
to see what you
never saw before.
Lord,
that I might receive
my time.
Jesus said
unto him,
go thy way,
thy faith
hath saved me,
thy faith
hath made me whole,
made me well.
Is there
in your soul tonight
a simple confidence
in Jesus?
Do you trust him
to be your saviour,
your eye opener?
Thy faith
hath made me whole,
he said to this blind
beggar.
Go thy way.
And immediately
he received this sign
and he followed
Jesus in a way.
He became a follower
of Jesus and he
followed him in the way
that leads to heaven.
He had a great need
of Jesus.
Jesus was the only one
who could meet that need,
who could help him.
And he had trust and
confidence in his soul
in Jesus and Jesus alone.
And he got a blessing
that day which lasts,
a blessing which lasts.
He got the Lord's help,
he opened his eyes,
his faith,
his trust in Jesus
and made him well.
Are you prepared my friends
to come to Jesus just like that?
To be received.
Not to imagine
that you have anything to give
but just ready to receive
from Jesus
his salvation,
his eye opener.
Time forbids us
to tell you the things
that Jesus offers to you.
He's prepared to make you
tonight just as though
you've never sinned a single sin
in your life.
Clean in the sight of God.
Righteous.
He's prepared to give you
a righteousness,
a righteousness of God.
He's unto all
and upon all that doth live.
Unable to give you
an eternal life
which death cannot touch
because he entered into death
for you if you believe in him.
He paid the price
of your guilt.
He drove out the power
of death.
He destroyed the power
of Satan.
He's willing to make
a change in your life,
a victorious life
instead of a sinful life.
That's not what Jesus
told you to do
or what he told you to do.
If you have need in him,
we in the sanctuary
will come to him tonight
to tell him to cry for him
like martyrs.
But suppose you have done this.
Suppose you have come to Jesus
and you belong to him.
He just died
to purchase you
by his precious blood
to make you fit for heaven.
We want to draw your attention
for a few moments
to the fact
that Jesus
has need of you.
Here,
when they came near
to Jerusalem,
he sent two of his disciples
and he said to them,
go your way
into the village
and I will go against you.
And as soon as you have
entered into the village
you will find a coat,
a young ass,
tied,
tied up.
Wear what never man has sat,
loose him,
untie him
and bring him,
bring him to me.
And if anyone say to you
what you are doing
when you are untying the ass,
say,
the Lord hath need of him.
And straightway
the person who said that
will send him
to me.
We read a little lower down
that they went
and they found
a coat
by the door
outside
in a place where
two ways met
and they loosed them.
And this animal,
my friends,
I believe
that it has a voice
for us.
It really
represents
the guilty sinner
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
And this animal
was at the parting
of two ways.
Could go that way
or could go the other way.
And I want this little
episode
here in this scripture
to speak to you tonight.
If you belong to
the Lord Jesus Christ
I wonder if you are
at the parting
of the ways.
You could go the right way
and you could go the wrong way.
And I want to tell you
that the Lord Jesus Christ
hath need of you.
In the book of Exodus
in the Old Testament
we read
about the sacrifices
that had to be made
in those days.
And this is what it says
in one part.
The Lord spake to Moses
and said
sanctify unto me
all the firstborn
that is that God
claimed
the firstborn
of man and beast
the eldest
child of the family.
Sanctify unto me
all the firstborn
among the children of Israel
both man and beast
in his mind
God lays claim to them.
And then
a little lower down
every first thing of an ass
that is the firstborn
of the ass
shall thou redeem
with a lamb.
He says you must
purchase it for me
you must redeem it
with a lamb.
The lamb must be sacrificed
in all that the ass
might be spared.
And the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lamb of God
hath come into this world
in lowly manhood
to die on the cross
to be sacrificed
for your guilt
and your sin
dear brethren
if you were to be spared.
The offer of forgiveness
through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
has been purchased
at great cost
it could never
be offered to you tonight
had not the Lord Jesus Christ
laid down his life
that you might be spared
that you might be forgiven.
Listen to this
If thou wilt not
redeem this
if you won't redeem
this ass
with a lamb
then thou shalt
break his head.
And all the firstborn
of man
alongside children
shalt thou redeem.
If there is no redemption
by the offering of the lamb
the little ass
hath to die.
And we have to tell you
tonight
that the offer of forgiveness
to you in eternal life
can only be made
by virtue of the death
of the Lord Jesus Christ
he paid the penalty
to redeem you
at the cross.
But suppose you don't trust
in Jesus
who gave his life
for you.
You are like the ass
the things that are said
about the ass
in this chapter
are that it was tied
it was not a free agent
it couldn't do as it liked
it was tied
and if you don't belong
to the Lord Jesus tonight
that's precisely where you stand
you are under the power
of a foe
the devil
who holds you
tied.
You may think
you have done your own will
and certainly you have not
but the devil
has led us all astray
the truth in the word of God
comes out very very clear
that we have all been led
captive by Satan
in the way that he desires
although we thought
that we would bring our own.
This little man
was tied
man had never sat upon him
and he was so unbroken
had a will of his own
as I have been saying
untamed
and it's just that character
of man
unbroken will
and untamed
and deceived by Satan
that's filling the world
tonight with misery
and with danger
and sorrow
and death.
He was tied
he was untamed
and he was at the meeting
of the waves
which way
is he to go?
The cry went out
to those who said
what are you doing
losing the gas
to the disciples of Jesus
and they said
the master
hath need of him
that was all
and they let him go
and we have to tell you
tonight
that if you have put
your simple trust in Jesus
he has need of you
he knows that you are tied
he knows that you have
been hitherto
under the power of evil
under the devil's control
he knows very well
your unbroken will
that you have been
delighted to go your own way
so he thought
but now
perhaps tonight
you are a party of the waves
and the Lord Jesus
wants you to decide
for a right way
are you prepared
to do
what is
what was expected
at this angle
this little mass
there are three words
you know
would you rather
express the situation
it has been said
these three simple words
admit
admit the situation
the second is
submit
submit your life
to the Lord Jesus Christ
you know that
Christian
take my life
and let it be
consecrated
Lord
to Him
if you have trusted
in Jesus as your Saviour
if you have admitted
that you have lost
and undone
and blind
and going along
to destruction
submit
to the Lord Jesus Christ
submit your life
to Him
and the result
will be
just as it was
in this angle
just as it was
in this angle
that that's that
animal
where the garments
of Jesus
were put upon it
and Jesus was
placed upon it
that animal
transmitted
Jesus
wherever He wanted
to be
from that day forward
I wonder if you are
prepared
tonight
to admit
your ruined
condition
your need
of Jesus
as Saviour
who died
on the cross
that you might
live in glory
with Him
above
are you prepared
to submit your life
now
He has bought you
by His blood
He died
on the cross
a sacrifice
was made
and a price
was paid
that you might
be redeemed
to God
you belong
to Jesus
now
are you prepared
to submit your life
taking with you
wherever you go
into school
into the
workshop
into the home
where you live
where you work
every place you go
are you prepared
to carry
the Lord Jesus
Christ
to let others see
that there is
a change
coming over you
you have admitted
your need
you have submitted
your life
you are transmitting
Jesus
you are showing
for His
characteristics
in everything
you say
and everything
Jesus
has need
of souls
who will do that
now
tonight
I ask
you
just pray
that the
consideration
of these two
incidents
may cause
any soul
who has a sense
of need
who feels
that they
would like
to be
right
with God
to trust in
Jesus
here and now
don't be afraid
be like the
thought
it bears
the opportunity
may not
come again
which of us
knows
what
we are
doing
now
we cry
all the more
than they
should be
quiet
no this is
now
the time
perhaps
now
never
cry out
and submit
to Jesus
and put
yourself
in His
hands
and then
submit
your life
to Him
and He
will guide
it
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