April 12
2019
What do you Want me to do for You?
Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. Luke 18:35-43
What do you want Jesus to do for you today?
Do you even know?
Jesus asked the question of the blind man.
It was probably fairly evident that he was blind, that he needed his sight.
But Jesus asked the question anyway, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
Sometimes, when we look around us, we assume what people need or want from us or from Jesus. But we don’t know what is going on inside their life, the real life, the one that we don’t often see. Jesus didn’t assume that the blindness the man was experiencing was his greatest concern or his greatest need.
He asked.
So we shouldn’t assume that our greatest need is the thing most visible to those around us. Sometimes, even our own needs seem to be buried within us.
Take some time, sit in the Presence of the Lord, search your heart and be ready when you encounter Jesus and He asks you, “what do you want Me to do for you?”
Question for Discussion
What do you need Jesus to do for you today? Are you ready to answer the question when He asks?