“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: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still…” (Mark 10 vs 47-49). That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional Today. When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing by, he began to cry. It seemed that he was about to miss out on a chance to regain his sight, and he cried. He needed help so badly and he wept. The multitude following Jesus tried to hush him, but he cried even more. Notice that Bartimaeus didn’t stop at crying; he cried and said, “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me”. He didn’t turn his tears into a pity party; he followed up his tears by making a demand from Jesus. He cried, and he made a request. He cried and he made a declaration. He didn’t just cry hopelessly, he also said something. Notice also that it was only when he said something that Jesus stopped and gave him attention. What he said made the Master to rescue him. What he said orchestrated a miracle in his favour. Friend, its not enough to shed tears, say something in addition to your tears. God responds more to His words that you declare in the place of prayer than your emotional outburst. If you insist on crying alone, your tears will only be a champagne in the devil’s wild party. Beloved, clean your eyes and speak to God. Its time to make profound prophetic declarations. Its time to speak God’s word into action. There is power in your spoken word, its time to speak and God will use your words to create something new. Job 22 vs 28 states, “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and the light shall shine upon thy ways”. Pray with me, “Lord, as I speak to every matter that has made me cry, may I receive speedy divine intervention in Jesus name”.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 07:10:05 +0000