Merciful Lord.

Mark 10:46-52

Here, a blind man (Bartimaeus) is described in calling out for the mercy of the Lord Jesus.

47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

The Lord is merciful, and first demonstrates His willingness to be merciful by asking, “What is your will that I should do unto you?“. The Lord Jesus is ready to respond in His mercy.
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The Fellowship of the Mystery

What is the mystery?

The mystery refers to the purpose of God in Christ, which is addressed by the Apostle Paul in the book of Ephesians:

Ephesians 1:9-10
having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. Continue reading The Fellowship of the Mystery