Shout Out to God

READ: MARK 10:13-14, 46-52; JOHN 1:4-5; 1 JOHN 1:7 You’ve probably heard little kids cry out, “Mama, Daddy! Help me!” And if they are in great need, they shout as loudly as they can! Children cry for what they need. They aren’t concerned about what other people think. They know who to go to, and so they shout out to the adults who love them. We could learn something from the little humans around us. Are they maybe onto something? In Mark 10, we find a man in crisis. Bartimaeus suffered blindness. Imagine not being able to see in a day and age when there were no seeing-eye dogs, no braille. Bartimaeus had to beg just to survive. But he was done with living in darkness. Bartimaeus wanted to see. So, when he heard that Jesus was passing by, just ahead, he cried out for the Savior. In fact, he shouted. “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” he cried. And the crowd, bothered by this display, tried to hush him. But Bartimaeus would not be hushed. He shouted even louder—insiste...