The Doctor is in!
"Mere outward correctness and attention to forms and ceremonies will not do. God must have reality." --Harry A. Ironsides
If there is one thing that God wants from us is for us to admit our condition. It seems to be an important prinicple throughout scritpure. We can't recieve salvation until we admit our state as sinners. Blind
Bartimaeus was...well...blind, and when Jesus asked what it was the Bartimaeus watned he answered according to his need. Sight! Any of the sick that encountered Jesus in the New Tesatament new exactly what they needed Jesus to do in their life. When we are in need we must recongize our need. It is amazing of the people that refuse to be honest about their need. Jesus told the religous in these few versus to go and learn what it meant when He said, "I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." The religous refused to be honest to what they needed most, but the ones who recongized that they didn't know the answers got the attention of the Great Physican. Maybe there are principals that we feel that we have got a hold in scritpure, but Jesus might be speaking, "go and learn".
Allow your heart to be sensitive to what He is teaching. Be open and honest about where you are in need in your life. Be willing for God to change your opinions according to the Truth of His Word.
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