Excuse me, while I make a scene – Are you desperate for a miracle?
“Stop making a scene!”
I’m sure if you’re the proud parent
Of a teenager
You’ve heard that eye rolling comment
Once or twice before
Hey, I’m a writer
I’m good at making scenes!
(Sorry, bad writer’s joke)
But what if making a scene for all the right reasons
Gets God’s attention?
Have you ever gotten to the point
Where you’re so desperate for a miracle
You don’t care what people think
When you’re praying on your hands and knees
Crying out to God
For your miracle?
When my son developed his second foot ulcer, last year
Hearing words like:
“It’s so big…”
“That’s bad…”
“Possible bone infection…”
“Possible amputation…”
From his doctor
Made me well and truly look for a miracle
A desperate mother
Needing a miracle for her son
Of course, I had to make a scene
For all the right reasons
To get God’s attention
And hopefully – a miracle
Excuse me, while I make a scene
I can relate with the beggar called, Blind Bartimaeus, in Mark chapter 10
He was so desperate for his miracle
That he yelled over the crowd
Who were unsuccessfully
Trying to shut him up
‘Then many warned him to be quiet…’ Mark 10:48
But Blind Bart yelled all the more
He was desperate for a miracle
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise. He is calling you.” Mark 10:48-49
What if Bartimaeus had listened to the crowd
And kept quiet?
Sometimes, you’ve got to push though
You’ve got to shout louder
And make a scene
To get your miracle
Quieten the nay-sayers who tell you
You have no place here
No place for a blind beggar – like you
No place for an outcast – like you
No place…no place…no place
But that’s the beautiful thing about Jesus
He tells you that there is a place
A special place
Especially for you
Isn’t it amazing that
The crowd didn’t stop Jesus from passing by
Oh no,
It was the cry of one broken man
An outcast, blind beggar
Who was desperate for an encounter
That stopped the Son of God in His tracks
And because he pushed through
To get his miracle
The crowd were suddenly with him
Telling him to rise
And meet Jesus
‘…And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus’ Mark 10:50
Isn’t it time you
Threw aside your garment and came to Jesus?
The garment of religious activity
Or the garment of pomp and ceremony?
The garment of doing all the right things
That’s weighing you down
Because that’s what the crowd expect?
The blind beggar couldn’t see Jesus
But he had enough faith
To rise
And to desperately cry out
Because he needed to experience
An encounter with God, that would change his destiny
He wasn’t going to let Jesus ‘pass him by’ and take his miracle with Him
He had to be bold enough
To tell the crowd
“Excuse me, while I make a scene. I need my miracle and I don’t care what you think.”
This response gets God’s attention
So, rise
He is calling you
Dear friend
He hears your desperate cries
For your miracle
I know God hears
Because my son was healed from his foot ulcer!
So,
Don’t let the crowd drown you out
As you cry out to Jesus
Push through and say
“Excuse me, while I make a scene”
Because your
Desperate – gut-wrenching – on – your – knees – crying – out – needing – a – miracle prayers
Make Jesus stand still
Wendy xo
After ‘making a scene’ have you experienced your own miracle?