CRY OUT LOUD< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus was at the right location to receive his sight when the wrong situation presented itself. He was at the juncture where Jesus was passing by, but a great multitude was also in place. Multitude is the agent of discouragement, denial and delay. Bartimaeus refused to be quiet, ÒWhen he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, ÒJesus, son of David, have mercy on me.Ó (Mark 10:47) The crying out of Bartimaeus was evidence of how and what persistency can do against every agent of the wicked, that is set to destroy and deny breakthrough. The more he cried out, the more the attempt was made to get him quiet. As there are times of need that requires to be quiet in waiting for God to move, so there are times of need that requires you to cry out loud to God. When you are quiet at the time of a need to cry out, the multitude will take you for a ride and deny your breakthrough. Bartimaeus must have been very loud. His noise made Jesus stand still and commanded him to be called (Mark 11:39). The multitude that was out to keep him quiet was the same multitude that eventually called the blind man out for Jesus. The multitude did not just call on him, they recognized what was about to take place by calling him and saying, ÒÉbe of good cheer. Rise He is calling you.Ó (Mark: 10:49) Have you been exposed to any agent of multitude that is attempting to keep you quiet instead of crying out? What you can do is to ignore the multitude and keep on crying out to Him. Your crying out will give you a good cheer and you will rise above every blind situation and every force that is in place to keep you grounded. The first move that the blind man made was to throw away his garment and he rose up into his breakthrough. It is never too late to cry out and have the garment of shame, the mark of stagnation, give up in your life. God will hear your cry this day and you will rise up in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.