See Yourself Healed

Mark 10:50-52 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well."

The way we see ourselves is so important when it comes to walking out the promises of God for our lives. In the story of Bartimaeus, we can see that he was convinced that Jesus could and would heal him, despite the discouragement of the crowd telling him to be quiet. We can see his faith shine forth as he cried out with all of his heart, "Jesus! Son of David, have mercy on me!"

He wasn't going to miss out on the opportunity to receive healing, no matter what anyone said!

Bartimaeus heard about Jesus, that He was the one who was anointed to give recovery of sight to the blind (Luke 4:18), He was the one who could cast out demons, He was the one who healed the lepers and raised the dead. Bartimaeus heard the reports about Jesus, and hope began to rise within his heart. Jesus was the answer he had been waiting for! So when Jesus was walking by, and Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus, he was ready to act on his faith. Throwing aside his garment, he came to Jesus. Jesus asked him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" Bartimaeus was ready to say, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight."

It is vital that we take the time to allow the Word of God to create a picture of who we are and what has been promised to us through the redemption of Jesus. Proverbs 4:20 says, "My son, attend to my words, incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart." The Word of God is what creates that picture of hope in us. There is so much discouragement and negativity that comes against us, that we have to, on purpose, choose to attend to God's Word.

The way that we see ourselves is the way that we live life. It's what determines how we talk, how we respond to situations, how we conduct our finances, how we function in relationships, etc. If Bartimaeus only saw himself as a blind beggar, he would have quickly shrunk back when the crowd told him to be quiet. But because he took the time to hear the reports of Jesus and allowed hope to rise within him, he didn't identify with the blindness, he identified with what Jesus could and would do for him. That's why he threw off that beggar's coat even before he received his sight in the natural. He knew that he wouldn't need that beggar's coat anymore; he had a new identity as the healed!

I want to encourage you this week to begin to see with the eyes of your heart what it would look like to be free from that situation that has been troubling you. What would it look like to be free from depression? What would it look like to be free from that nagging pain? What would it look like with that relationship restored? What would it look like to be no longer living in a constant state of fear and worry? When you allow the Word of God to create a picture of freedom and hope, your faith begins to build, and you will be ready to act on your faith when that opportunity comes to respond. God will show you.

Remember, we love you, and we are praying for you.

Blessings,

Chloe