“And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.” (Mark 10: 50) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When blind Bartimaeus heard that Jesus had called him, he took off his garments, rose from where he sat, and he came to Jesus. Bartimaeus was on the brink of a new season, and he began by taking a walk closer to where Jesus was. He moved to closer proximity with Jesus. The distance between him and Jesus was closed, and he came close to Jes

“And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.”(Mark 10: 50) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When blind Bartimaeus was told that Jesus had called for him, he took away his garment, and he rose. Blindness had confined him to a life of begging, and when it was time for change to happen, he rose from the position where he sat and begged. Begging had kept him down, but when his new season beckoned, he rose. Bartimaeus’ status was about

“And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.”(Mark 10: 50) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, having been called by Jesus, Blind Bartimaeus responded by casting away his garment. In bible times, people were identified by the garments they wore. A beggar would have been identified with beggarly garments. Notice that when Jesus called Bartimaeus to Himself, Bartimaeus took away the garments that linked him to h

“Jesus stopped and said, “Call him”. So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you”” (Mark 10: 49 NIV) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, the men who informed Bartimaeus that Jesus had called for him, told him to cheer up. Bartimaeus was about to enter into his new season, but he needed to first cheer up. Bartimaeus was about to receive a miracle that would immediately change his status, but he

“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.” (Mark 10: 49) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When Bartimaeus called out to Jesus, there were many people following Jesus who charged him to keep silent. He was crying out for help, but naysayers arose from all sides and asked him to shut up. Notice that when Jesus commanded that Bartimaeus be called,