FAITH CAPSULE: The more you elevate your approach the more it gets to Him.

1 Samuel 1, Mark 10:46-52

Jesus and His disciples with a large crowd were on their way out of Jericho when Bartimaeus the blind man encountered his healing. The Bible recorded, “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Mark 10:47-48) Bartimaeus’ blindness restricted his movement and he could not flow with the crowd. Bartimaeus limitation prompted him not to be quiet but to call out by shouting on top of his voice. Until he became loud, he could not become a showcase for His glory.Could it be that it is time for you to approach Jesus differently in order to receive your healing miracle? The Psalmist encouraged us in the way he was receiving from Him by saying, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills from whence comes my help.” (Psalm 121:1) The crowd’s attempt to keep Bartimaeus quiet kept him louder. As a result of his persistence to be heard, “Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you."Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.” (Mark 10:49-50)How have you adapted to calling on Him in every of His passing moment? Just like the blind seeking miracle, Hannah was also seeking her miracle while going to Shiloh every year. In her going, she must have been quiet to herself in her prayers while enjoying fellowshipping with her husband. One year, however, she did differently when she was provoked of her barrenness by Peninnah, her husband’s wife. “And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat. (1 Samuel1:7) Instead of the regular fellowshipping that Hannah had always been having in her trip to Shiloh, she did it differently by weeping and not eating. Heaven was provoked on behalf of Hannah and her doing it differently brought forth her miracle. The blind shouted, the Psalmist lifted his eyes and they both gained heaven’s attention. Shouting out loud could not have been possible until they lifted their eyes and saw Jesus passing. How can you gain His attention differently from the way you have been getting it in order to provoke Heaven for your miracle? Lift eyes, lift voice, cry unto Him, abstain from eating, combine all or add more. The more you elevate your approach the more it gets to Him.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to be quiet where you need to be loud and heard.