Please Don’t Pass Me By – Mark 10:51-52

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred seventy-fifth inspirational message dated Sunday, January 10th, 2021. The title of this message is “Please Don’t Pass Me By – Mark 10:51-52.

The scripture is taken from the fifty-first and the fifty-second verses of the tenth book of Mark:

 

Mark 10:51-52

New King James Version

 

⁵¹ 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.”

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

 

The first five words of the title are also the name of the below inspirational song/video, “Please Don’t Pass Me By” (with lyrics) as performed by Gospel artist Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ. 

This song, “Please Don’t Pass Me By” tells the story of a blind man named Bartimaeus who is sitting and begging on a Jericho road – when Jesus passes by one day. As Jesus passes by with His disciples and a large crowd of people following Him, blind Bartimaeus overhears that “Jesus” is passing by – so he cries out to Him. Please read the below scripture text that describes what happened in Mark 10:46-52  -

 

Mark 10:46-52

New King James Version

(NKJV)

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

 

⁴⁶ Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹ So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.

Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”

⁵⁰ And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.

⁵¹ 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.”

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

 

During Jesus’ time on earth, He always allowed His travels to be “interrupted” by the needs of those seeking His help.  Blind Bartimaeus was sitting and begging on a Jericho road – when Jesus passed by. Blind Bartimaeus “CALLED OUT” to Jesus! He literally was saying, “JESUS – I’ve got to have YOU! I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE! I NEED TO HAVE WHAT ONLY “YOU” CAN GIVE ME! I NEED TO BE HEALED! I NEED TO “SEE”! I KNOW THAT YOU, JESUS, HAVE HEALED OTHERS! PLEASE HEAL ME AND GIVE ME SIGHT!

 

Many times, God will “respond to” and use people who others tend to overlook…

 

In the lyrics of the chorus of the below song, “Please Don’t Pass Me By” (blind Bartimaeus) might have said –

“JESUS – I need you…

Please don’t pass me by….

I need you in my life…

I’m not ashamed to tell you – I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE!”

 

Look at the response of the crowd – as found in Mark 10:48  -

 

⁴⁸ Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The crowd wanted Bartimaeus to be quiet…the crowd wanted him to “stay in his place”…to not call out to Jesus…but blind Bartimaeus CRIED OUT EVEN MORE!

 

What does this tell us? As believers in Jesus Christ – we are to NOT follow the crowd or listen to what they say!

 

We are to focus on Jesus!

 

We are to PRAY or CRY OUT TO OUR LORD – for “whatever” we stand in need of…

God hears the cries of the needy and the brokenhearted – see the below verses:

 

Psalm 34:17-18

New King James Version

(NKJV)

 

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

 

 

Please remember: Jesus will meet us at our point of need!

 

May we each call out to Jesus, PRAY and ask the Lord – to give us what we can’t give ourselves!

Jesus loves us and He wants us to come to Him!

 

Psalm 34:6 reminds us of this –

 

6  This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.

 

Please read the below verses describing how Jesus responded to blind Bartimaeus’ CRY FOR HELP –

 

Mark 10:51-52

 

⁵¹ 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.”

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

 

Lastly, after Bartimaeus was healed – he followed Jesus!

 

Let us LOOK to JESUS and follow Him!

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “Please Don’t Pass Me By” (with lyrics) as performed by Gospel artist Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ. 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

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BE BLESSED!