Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 10:46-47

"And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side. And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me." — Mark 10:46-47 (ASV)

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 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.

If he could not see, he could hear, and he made good use of his hearing. If you do not have every spiritual ability, yet, soul, do you use such ability as you have? You can hear the gospel. Then search into the Word, and labor to understand it. Are you doing that? Alas! People talk of what they cannot do, but they are not doing what they can.