{"id":216,"date":"2023-01-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=216&2023"},"modified":"2023-01-16T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T00:00:15","slug":"including-the-excluded-mark-10-46-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/including-the-excluded-mark-10-46-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Including the Excluded: Mark 10:46-52"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Mark 10:46-52 (GNT)<\/div>

\u00a046<\/sup> They came to Jericho, and as Jesus was leaving with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting by the road.\u00a047<\/sup> When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!<\/p>\r\n

\u00a048<\/sup> Many of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Son of David, have mercy on me!<\/p>\r\n

\u00a049<\/sup> Jesus stopped and said,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Call him. <\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So they called the blind man.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cheer up! they said.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Get up, he is calling you.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a050<\/sup> So he threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a051<\/sup> What do you want me to do for you? Jesus asked him. <\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Teacher, the blind man answered,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I want to see again.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a052<\/sup> Go, Jesus told him,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0your faith has made you well. <\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At once he was able to see and followed Jesus on the road.<\/p>\r\n

Read Mark 10:46-52<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

For this journal entry, let\u2019s turn our focus towards the crowd in our passage, and see what we can learn about ourselves from how the crowd acts and reacts to what happens.<\/p>\r\n

In this passage, the crowd is only referenced three times: The first reference simply tells us a large crowd was with Jesus (v. 46), but the second and third reference (v. 48 & 49) gives us a valuable insight into human nature.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMany of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet.\u201d<\/strong> (v. 48a)<\/p>\r\n

The first reference to the crowd comes as Bartimaeus begins shouting for Jesus. The crowd\u2019s reaction is one of annoyance and exclusion. It is really silly to look on this scenario in hindsight because the crowd had the perfect opportunity to witness a miracle, but they are too busy focusing on the moment and on listening to Jesus (who may have been in the middle of teaching one of His famous parables)<\/em> and not on the opportunity that Bartimaeus presented. The crowd first wanted to ignore\/silence the blind man, rather than include him in the event.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSo they called the blind man. \u2018Cheer up!\u2019 they said. \u2018Get up, he is calling you.\u2019\u201d<\/strong> (v. 49b)<\/p>\r\n

Only after Jesus takes notice of Bartimaeus does the crowd change their attitude. Now the crowd is one of eager anticipation and inclusion. They are about to witness a miracle.<\/p>\r\n

So what does this mean for each of us?<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Too often in our lives, we (and I\u2019m the first to include myself here)<\/em> ignore things that don\u2019t seem to fit nicely into our plans\/goals. We try to ignore or silence issues that we don\u2019t want to deal with, and instead push our focus on things that either are a waste of time, or are not the highest priority. I too often choose to play games on the computer, tablet, or phone rather than on spending time with my wife, or time writing and\/or otherwise developing Reflective Bible Study.<\/p>\r\n

Where we face real challenges is when the games\/distractions don\u2019t solve the real issues. Our \u201cBartimaeus\u201d is not going away. It is better to acknowledge him and take advantage of the opportunity rather than ignore it. It is like saying \u201cI\u2019ll do this today, so I don\u2019t have to worry about it tomorrow,\u201d instead of procrastinating \u2013 knowing that it causes worry\/stress\/etc.<\/p>\r\n

The other big idea within this theme is this: We have the power, when we actively choose to pay attention to the fringes in society, to include those the world excludes, and bring help to them when they would otherwise be ignored.<\/strong> Helping the ignored is what Jesus loved to do, and we can be like Jesus when we intentionally help those that the world pays no attention to.<\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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