A prayer for calling on the powerful name of Jesus by Christine Brown, read by Lea Martin.

When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, Jesus, son

of David, have mercy on me, Mark 1047.

There are many times in this life when I get caught up in all that's going on around

me.

It feels like I'm amidst a sea of people, each voice distracting me from the peace and

joy I know is available through Christ.

I believe Jesus is right there with me, willing to bring peace to my situation, but I lose

focus on him, and instead I let myself get lost in the crowd.

A man named Bartimaeus knew what it was like to focus only on Jesus in a crowd of chaos.

Born blind, this man chose to tune out all the happenings around him, and the voice

is pulling his attention away.

He did the one thing we should all learn to do when we have a need.

Call on the powerful name of Jesus.

Jesus's name is above every name.

It's so powerful that as it says in Philippians 2, 9 through 11, every knee will bow to it,

and every tongue will acknowledge Jesus as Lord.

Bartimaeus didn't give in to distraction.

He kept calling, even when people tried to silence him.

We shouldn't let people or circumstances discourage us from calling on Jesus.

Any time we want.

He is always there for us, ready and willing to meet our needs.

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