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Saturday... This could be the day.


Saturday... This could be the day.

Have you ever awakened on a new day with excitement? You have a sense that something good is going to happen? This could be the day? Now some always it seems wake up with dread, with fear but now you, this could be the day.

That thought came to me as I was reading Mark 10 in the New Testament. Verses 46-48 (MSG) says, "They spent some time in Jericho. As Jesus was leaving town, trailed by his disciples and a parade of people, a blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting alongside the road. When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by," Now that was something to know isn't it? He had to be thinking, this could be the day. And that could be true of us today. Have you heard that Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God is passing by where you are? With that in mind, if that is really true, that could and should change our day. So what will we do?

Blind Bartimaeus did something. It says, "When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he began to cry out, 'Son of David, Jesus! Mercy, have mercy on me!'" We could do that too. It goes on, "Many tried  to hush him, but he yelled louder, 'Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!'"

And then verses 49-50, "Jesus stopped in his tracks." He will do that for us too. "Jesus stopped in his tracks. 'Call him over.' They called him. 'It's your lucky day!'" Now really it wasn't, that is just what He does. It really is. "'Get up! He's calling you to come!' Throwing off his coat, he was on his feet at once and came to Jesus."

Verse 51, "Jesus said, 'What can I do for you?'" What would you say, today? "The blind man said, 'Rabbi. I want to see.'" Verse 52, "'On your way,' said Jesus. 'Your faith has saved and healed you.' In that very instant he recovered his sight and followed Jesus down the road."

That was the blind man's day but today is our day too. Jesus through His Spirit is close by us. For some, He is in our heart because we have opened up our heart and asked Him in but somehow we forget that to be true. How do we know that? Well, do you wake up each day in fear or in exciting anticipation, thinking, this could be the day? What a great way to wake up, isn't it? Well, we can. Just look at what happened to blind Bartimaeus. He woke up blind and isn't anymore. All because He called out to Jesus, (NLT), "Son of David, have mercy on me! I want to see!" Again, this could be YOUR day! And everyday forward. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 


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