“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. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Jesus stood still, having heard the voice of Bartimaeus, and commanded that he be called. Notice that there had been dissenting voices, suggesting that Bartimaeus should be silenced. Jesus gave a command, and

“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.” (Mark 10: 48) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When Bartimaeus cried out to Jesus, there were many who charged him to hold his peace. People heard him crying out to Jesus, so that he can be healed, and they tried to hush him. They literally did not want him to be heard by Jesus. They did not want his voice to be heard. C

“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.” (Mark 10: 47) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing by, he cried out and asked Jesus to have mercy on him. Bartimaeus keyed into the ministry of Jesus by asking for mercy. Mercy was the key that Bartimaeus used to get Jesus’ attention. Mercy was the passcode that unlocked the doors o

“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.” (Mark 10: 47) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When blind Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth that was passing by, he cried out and he said, “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy of me”. He heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, and he cried out and called out to Jesus son of David. ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ speaks to J

“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.”(Mark 10: 46) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of blind Bartimaeus, who was the son of Timaeus. Like we earlier observed, the name ‘Timaeus’ means ‘honour’. So, Bartimaeus was the son of ‘Honour’, but he ended up blind, and consequently, became