<TITLE>09. Par 30-33</TITLE>L-30 And all at once, there was a--a lady stooped down and picked up our old blind beggar friend. And he said, "Thank you, kind miss. You seem to be so kind. I would like to ask you one question, if it is, my dear child. What's all this commotion about? Who is it that passes this a way?"
Oh, I can hear her say, "It is Jesus of Nazareth, the Prophet of Galilee. Have you not heard of Him?"
"No, I haven't."
Oh, then comes in his mind. It comes to his remembrance that his mother told him, that, "Someday, the Lord our God... The Lord our God will visit His people. And He will send forth His Son, and that'll be the prophet that Moses spoke of. He will be a God-prophet when He comes." Oh, then his hopes begin to rise. Oh, then he knowed that He'd be a Son of David, to him, being a Jew. He'd be the Son of David. And he knew if He was the prophet, that he could surely touch God through Him. So he cried, and he said, "O Jesus, Thou son of David, have mercy on me."
And the young lady said, "Oh, sir. I am one of His disciples also."
"Oh, then that's the reason you're so kind."

L-31 You know, the disciples of Jesus is kind and considerate, full of love and compassion, trying to help somebody, trying to help somebody to find Jesus. And she said, "Oh, sir. Hold on to my arm. I'll try to take you to my Master." That's a real Christian, not try to send him back, but try to take him on.
And the blind beggar tried to hold her arm, but He was moved so far down the road until it was impossible with the crowds a pushing and him blind, and her just a woman, and him helpless. So they couldn't make it.
So he begin to scream as loud as he could, "O Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me."
Now, He could not hear him physically. He had done passed the gate. And all that multitude, some screaming one thing, and others screaming something else. And if you want to hear some real screams, get the Jews upset once, and you can hear some carrying on and some confusion. One saying one thing and one another, making fun of Him...

L-32 But something had happened in Bartimaeus' heart. The thing... The story that mother had told him was at the tips of his fingers. And if He's a God-prophet, then He can hear. "O Thou son of David." He fell on his knees and said, "Have mercy on me."
And Jesus, in all of His rush to Jerusalem, going to Calvary with the whole sin of the world laying upon Him, something touched Him. He wasn't in too big a hurry. But when that kind of a touch touches Him, He turned, not from hearing his voice, but the same way the woman touched Him that had the blood issue. He turned and looked, and said, "Bring him here."
Oh, tonight, with all the millions of worlds, and all the billions of people, and the coming of the Lord at hand, and everything, you can touch Him tonight with the feeling of your infirmities. He's still the same Lord Jesus. He never fails.

L-33 "O Thou Son of David."
And someone said, the Christian said, "Be of a good cheer, He calleth thee now. Come on. He's bid you to come to Him. Let's see what He will say."
And he walks close to Him, and He said, "What would you that I would do for you?"
He said, "That I might receive my sight."
Now, if he had faith enough to stop Him, faith of--the power of faith to go way out there and touch the border of His garment, as it was with that woman, and stop the Son of God, with all the burdens of the world upon Him, going to be crucified, amongst all that mass of screaming, and crying, and confusion; he had faith enough to be healed.
Jesus said to him, "Thy faith has saved thee." Jesus didn't have to tell him, say, "I'll heal you." Jesus told him that his faith was sufficient; his faith had made him whole. Amen.


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