Mark 10:50

Mark 10:50. He, casting away his garment,— That is, his upper garment, that it might not hinderhim a moment in his approach to Christ. The blind man herein furnishes us with an instructive lesson, that we should rise no less eagerly, no less gladly cast away our cloak, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and without all delay or hesitation follow Christ in the way, running with patience the race that is set before us, whenever he calls us by his word and Spirit. Our repentance must not be deferred from day to day: but to-day, if we will hear his voice, we must take care not to harden our hearts.