{"id":1197,"date":"2014-05-14T14:25:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T18:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2014-05-14T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T18:25:16","slug":"thats-my-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/05\/thats-my-guy.html","title":{"rendered":"That\u2019s MY Guy."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cMy Rabbi,\u201d the blind man said, \u201cI want to see!\u201d Mark 10:51b<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blind Bartimaeus said something that is recorded only one other place in Scripture: he called Him, \u201cMY Rabbi.\u201d Mary said this in the garden as well (John 20), but she already had an established relationship with Him. Bartimaeus didn\u2019t have the luxury of being one of Jesus\u2019 intimate friends and followers. He was a blind beggar. Yet he considered Jesus his own. He felt like he belonged to Jesus. Jesus was His. An outcast but not an outsider, he was going for Jesus. Jesus was HIS guy!<\/p>\n<p>Is He yours today? Is He <strong><em>the<\/em><\/strong> Lord or is He <strong><em>your<\/em> <\/strong>Lord? He can be <em>yours<\/em>. He wants to be <em>yours<\/em>. Make Him so, Gentle Blog-Reader. Make Him so. The sweetest Friend and Teacher and Counselor you could ever want.<\/p>\n<p><em>My Lord,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I belong to You and You belong to me. You have invited me into intimate fellowship with You. I want to accept that invitation and follow You closely. My Savior, you have made this possible for me. Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Amen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMy Rabbi,\u201d the blind man said, \u201cI want to see!\u201d Mark 10:51b Blind Bartimaeus said something that is recorded only one other place in Scripture: he called Him, \u201cMY Rabbi.\u201d Mary said this in the garden as well (John 20), but she already had an established relationship with Him. 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