Open Heaven 17 February 2019 Sunday – CRY OUT NOW!

Open Heaven 17 February 2019 Sunday – CRY OUT NOW!

Open Heaven 17 February 2019 Memorise: I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Psalm 3:4

Read: Mark 10:46-52 Open Heaven 17 February 2019

46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Open Heaven 17 February 2019

Bible in one year: John 16-17, Isaiah 41:14-29

Hymnal: Sing hymn 13

Message: Open Heaven 17 February 2019 Sunday Daily Devotional

Marvel at the attitude of some people who come to Christian gatherings. When given the opportunity to pray and cry to God concerning the challenges of their problems solved. Many times, I have had to cajole a lot of people to cry out to God in prayer over the problems that brought them to His presence. I often wonder why people would leave the comfort of their bedrooms to attend a prayer vigil only to doze off when the angels of God come around to distribute the answers to their needs. Such nonchalance was not the attitude of the Psalmist in today’s memory verse.

He testified that after he cried unto the Lord with his voice, God heard him. This is a beautiful testimony of the reward of crying to God in prayer. In like manner, today’s Bible reading records the story of blind Bartimaeus who heard that Jesus was passing through Jericho, and he began to cry out saying. “Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me!” although Bartimaeus was blind, he could hear the sound of Jesus coming and of the crowd following Him. He had no eyes to see Jesus, but he had a mouth with which to cry out to Him. Even when people discouraged him from raising his voice, the Bible testifies that “he cried the more a great deal” (Mark 10:48).

Open Heaven 17 February 2019 Sunday

From the story of Bartimaeus, it is amazing that people who cannot help you can decide to discourage you from crying to God for help. In any case, it is left for you to either allow them or refuse to be silenced. Another noteworthy lesson from this story is that when Jesus eventually called Bartimaeus to Himself, He still asked him, “What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?” One would have assumed that Jesus Christ already knew his need. Of course Jesus knew, but He was a man walking by the principles of the scriptures. He was simply applying the principles He had established in Matthew 7:7, which is:

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”

Finally, beloved, learn to cry to God meaningfully! In other words, there are meaningless cries to God. Our Lord describes these as “vain repetitions” (Matthew 6:7). Crying to God in prayer on issues that are against His will amounts to vain repetition. The result of such prayers is made clear in James 4:3, which says:

“Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”

A cry to God without substance is also a meaningless cry. Learn from Bartimaeus who was very precise about his request. May the Lord hear your cry today in Jesus’ Name.

Action Point – Open Heaven 17 February 2019

Examine the areas of your needs and cry to God to come through for you today. Cry to Him until you have a witness in your spirit that He has approved your request.

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