As one hymn says "Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal", Jesus not only healed the man's blindness, but the word for "healed" in "Go, for your faith has healed you." is really the word for "saved". Something eternal came out of this miracle. In the midst of the crowd, Jesus heard the cry of this blind man; who correctly identified Him as "Son of David". This blind man may have been the only person who had 20/20 spiritual vision, for he "saw" Jesus as the promised Messiah, and cried out for mercy. In "midnight street" and "despair valley", Jesus will hear our cries also.
Often, our greatest faith comes from our greatest crises; though faith is only as good as WHO we put our faith in. Real faith rises above the cynicism of the doubter; and the crowd around Bartimaeus were full of doubts, trying to silence him and not encouraging moral courage. Nevertheless, he continued to cry out. Jesus actually didn't go to him but called him to "Come". When we need help, we too should get to Jesus. The blind man's show of faith was when he threw aside his coat, rather than folding it up to carry with him or expect to go back for it - He was trusting that he wouldn't need it anymore.
When Jesus asked the question rather than just healing right away, it reminds us that He also wants us to think more deeply. And after He healed the man, he instructed him to "Go". In the same way, after Jesus has called us to salvation, He sends us to "Go" into the world and make disciples.
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