Numbers 1:1-54; Psalms 144:1-145:21; Mark 11:27-12:17
Jesus … commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calls thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. Mark 10:49-50
Notice that when Bartimaeus was called, he arose, “casting away his garment”. The Christian life is figuratively marked by putting off one garment and putting on another (Eph. 4:21-32). Bartimaeus illustrates for us this dramatic transformation. He was done with the old manner of life. Have we cast off the former things that were part of who we once were? —Lloyd Cain
And when, redeemed from sin and hell,
With all the ransomed throng I dwell,
My raptured song shall ever be,
God has been merciful to me. —C. Elven