Luke 18:35-36,38 NKJV
[35] Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. [36] And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. [38] And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Beloved,
Yesterday, we learned a few things from Blind Bartimaeus; we learned about his hearing ability. Today, we will look at what he did after hearing.
Another thing to learn from him is his ability to ask the right question. The Bible recorded that “hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant” (Luke 18:38). When he heard something, he asked question to probe further to understand. He didn’t just start running because others were running. He trained himself not to be emotional in following the crowd. I could hear him say “I’m not too proud or naive to follow you, BUT I need to know why you are running”. What does this mean?
It’s not just important you hear; you must understand what you hear and one major way to understand is to ask intelligent questions. Ask questions to understand, not to criticize.
It is when you understand what you hear that you can make a right decision. From the story, we see that when he understood the reason behind what he heard, his approach changed. Instead of running, he stood on the same spot and started shouting (his approach was unconventional).
Stop doing things because others are doing it. Hear correctly. Read about your business and career. Acquire knowledge. Turn your knowledge to understanding by asking intelligent questions. Understand what what you know means and then make your decisions (form your steps) from what you understand.
Till tomorrow, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace.
I call you BLESSED. I call you NATIONS.
