Change of Clothes

Blind Bartimaeus cried out to Jesus in faith that he would be made whole. Those around him tried to silence his cries. But Jesus heard him & felt his faith & called him forth. Without hesitation Bartimaeus got up and cast aside his garment, his identity as a beggar, ready to take on his new identity & be made whole.

Just as Bartimaeus had people trying to silence him so there will always be someone to try to silence your voice, to discourage, to distract you. We need to be able to confess our faith in the Lord Jesus, to Him & to others. When someone tries to silence us, we have got to be fully persuaded that He lives & that we have been made a new creature in Him.