November 8.
A Righteous Rumor

Mark 10:47

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

There was a massive crowd following Jesus. A man there had heard rumors about Jesus. Now there is a difference in hearing of a person over and against actually knowing the person. When you hear of a person and don’t know him, you are merely a spectator. The reason many people are not as close with Christ as they ought to be is because they are merely spectators. You need to have a personal encounter with Jesus. You need to know when you met him. You might meet your neighbor and forget it, but when you meet Jesus it ought to be an experience that you will never forget, because he changed your life. He turned you around. He performed spiritual surgery on you. He took that old stony heart out and put a brand new heart on the inside. When somebody starts talking about Jesus, you ought to have something moving on the inside if you know Him and have had a spiritual experience with Him.

This man had heard about him. When you’re sick, you search for solutions. This man was blind, but something inside was telling him he didn’t have to stay in the shape he was in. You must have an inward experience to move from the shape you are in. If there is an inner desire saying I can get up from here and go forward, you are ready to be successful in life. This man was not only blind but he was also poor. What a difficult predicament to be in. There was no Social Security or welfare. His only survival was to beg for what he could get. He had done nobody wrong. He had not committed any crime, yet he was living beneath other folk. He is a laughing stock, blind and poor with his privileges cut off. He couldn’t see the sunrise. He could smell the flowers but couldn’t see them. He could touch his family but didn’t know how they looked. Everyone else is going about their business, while He is begging for mercy.