Dont Pass Me By

 I don’t normally don’t go to chapel but for some reason I was bored enough that I entertained the idea for too long. I convinced myself to go and not going to lie but I spend most of the time on my phone messing around with the android app that I created. One of the students at the school was doing there senior sermon and talked about the two blind men in 

Matthew 20 Two Blind Men Receive Sight 29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” 34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him. Most of the sermon was her telling everyone how she struggled and how she was broken like these blind men and was longing to find purpose and be healed. 

She desperately did not want Jesus to pass her by. So most of the time I was in and out with my attention until it was over. I normally get up and leave before or during the last song because most of the time I don’t like the song choice or I am just ready to be out of the cramped lecture hall. But this time I felt a conviction to stay. One of the students sang one of my favorite songs…”don’t pass me by” – Fred Hammond. I know every word…I thought I knew every word. I was probably one of a hand full of people in the whole place that knew the song to begin with. I sang the whole thing word for word, and as I was singing it the words penetrated my heart in a different way.

 There was a blind man on the road side, and he heard a commotion yeah It was Jesus passing by with a crowd and it stirred his emotions He\’d been displaced his whole life, should he even try Ohhhhh Don\’t bother Jesus (they say you have nothing) You have nothing to offer (stay in your place) Right then he knew(he had to choose) He had nothing to lose So he cried Jesus(Jesus), I need you, (yeah ah) please don\’t pass me by He cried out Jesus, I\’m not ashamed(to tell you) I need you in my life (I need you in my life yeah) Verse 2 I\’m not much different from that man, and this is the honest truth Could this sinful one, with this messed up life, could I ever serve you (Oh oh oh oh)people and things clutter my mind, should I even try Ohhhhhh Don\’t bother Jesus (they say you have nothing) You have nothing to offer (stay in your place)] I must admit (when I think about it all) I need you in my life So I cry Jesus(Jesus), I need you Please don\’t pass me by I\’m crying out Jesus, I\’m not ashamed to tell you I need you in my life Bridge As the deer (as the deer panted) Thirsty for the water yeah(thirsty for the water) My soul desires and longs to be(to be with you) Jesus, I need you, please don\’t pass me by I don\’t mean to waste your time but I can\’t listen to the crowd, situations in my life telling me to keep it down but I need you I know I\’m broken, but you can heal me, Jesus, Jesus I\’m calling you (I might not be worth much)might not be worth much, but I\’m still willing Jesus, Jesus, I\’m calling you

 The four lines are what penetrate the most in my heart, and in more of a girls way get me teary eyed. “Jesus, I need you, please don\’t pass me by I don\’t mean to waste your time but I can\’t listen to the crowd, situations in my life telling me to keep it down but I need you” Its like my lfie story. The people pleaser that I am keeps me clammed up and silent when I just want to cry out “I Need You Jesus”. “people and things clutter my mind” Yesterday was a life change in some sinful areas and I pray that they would no longer clutter my mind. That situation in my life would not dictate the response of my heart to call out for Jesus, and that you would take the bitterness and jealous from my mind.