not ignored

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”

Mark 10:49

A blind man… a lonely desperate beggar needed Jesus. The crowd of disciples tried to hush him. But scripture goes to length to name and identify him as Bartimaeus, the Son of Timaeus. He was s human being, uniquely crafted in the image of God, with a family, yet reduced to being cast aside as roadside rabble in the town of Jericho. Blind… begging… and mostly ignored. But he cried out to Jesus!

Jesus heard, saw, and responded to the people other folks ignored. Bartimaeus called out to Jesus. Jesus called out to him in response. Old Bart literally sprang into action at that news (Mark 10:50). And in his honest need he met Jesus, Who gave him back his sight.

Jesus does not ignore our need, even as His well-intentioned followers suppress need. He will hear the cries of the truly needy. He will not let our brokenness stay unmended for we have a merciful savior! He will restore what we have lost. He will reward tenacious faith. He will not ignore us when we cry out. “Take heart! He is calling you!”