The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-26
BLIND NAN AND JESUS
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rncdlugoty he received his sight. and
followed Jesus In the waY Hes
>cNius said in part as follows
1T ia great calamity TO be born
bllud never TO See the sunlight. mes
or To zee the beauty of the sunsets,
the clouds the flowers. the trees and
the beautiful landscapes II II great
calamity 20 be born blind but u II 4
greatcr calamity To he born blind and
poor We find that this blind beggar
boy Bartimaeus WAS both blind and
poor. He waa so poor he didn't have
even "a name Bartimaeus means
son OF tnneus. Bariimaeus was 50
poor that II had been his custom all
his life 20 go and sit outside the gate
OF the city and beg for his living OF
the passers by When the evening
came on he would rise from his
place and go back TO where he spent
the night. Thus was his life spent.
He heard the people talking about
Jesus and the wonderful things he
could do. He heard them say tie
conld even heal the blind. Up To this
time Bartimaeus had almost despair
ed OF ever having his sight because
no one had ever heard of sight being /,
restored to the blind. But when Bar |
timaeus heard of Jesus his hopes |
burst into a flame and the boy made |
a secret resolve in his heart II this |
great physician came TO Jerusalem. |
he would go to him and ask him 10 |
heal him And yet when he thought |
of some of the obstacles he must over |
come to see Jesus no doubt he again |
almost despaired of ever having his
sight. One day Bartimaeus rose. as
was his custom, and sat down TO beg,
and ont over the hills he heard a
noise as of people rejoicing and as
there came some people on the way
to the Passover Feast, Bartimaeus
asked them, What means that
noise?' They told him that Jesus of
Nazareth passeth by. The heart OIL
I the beggar boy leaped within him for
was that not the name of the great
physician and was it now possible
that he was coming to Jerusalem
Rartimaeus listened and waited as
the shouts of multitudes. Bartlmaeus
said. Now is the time. this great phy-
sjcian will possibly never pass TINS
| way again. and as the passers by
came ND he cried out Jesus, thou
son of David, have mercy on me. Inc
people told Bartimaeus that Jesus
was going to Jerusalem and could
NOT stop TO notice blind beggar.
They tried to discourage him, but he
would not be discouraged. Jesus
heard his cry. o, how atuhe Is lhe
heart of Jesus TO those IN distress
Iesus said. Who calleth me- theh
those people who tried to dlscouraSc
Bartimaeus came running. Then
they said here, Bartimaens' De Oh
good comfort, rise, he calleth thee'
Bartfmaeus cast aside his garment
and knelt at the feet of Jesus ana
said Lord that / might receive my
sight. and Jesus said unto him, 20
thv way. thy faith hath made thee
whole. And immediately he received
| his sight. and followed Jesus In the
WAY This is the story OF hiind batu-
maeus-this story breaches ita own
sermon and has It's own lessons. The
first thing + want YOU 20 notice is
| thai blind Bartimaeus realized ms
condition. tie knew he was bind
| he had not come 90 this realization
| he would have never asked Tor sl+ht'
| he would not have louged Tor 20 eos
desired u We need to learn this les-
SON MANY TODAY de- not realize th"li
snirltual biiuduc-s. lhey are feeding
upan the husks. wrupiug iu she dafb-
meas want yuu first to realize ta3t
you are yilc and sinful before ""a
unless you com, to This realization
There l4 uu hope Cor Nuu. lt man
has ID terrible disease. Nou mus' u'~t
gel tho mau t, rsailse hv haas the atH-
ease before le will send fur phNai-
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