“What do you want me to do for
you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
Mark 10:51
What a stupid question Jesus asked, some might say.
But not at all.
One of the ways to silence the noisemakers in our
lives, especially that pesky one inside your head is to simply request of Jesus
what you expect.
Did Jesus know what Bartimaeus wanted?
Does he know what you want?
Of course he does.
We often might sarcastically respond to someone who is
upset that we didn’t understand their need by saying “I’m not a mind reader,
you know!”
While Jesus may have known the deepest desire of
Bartimaeus’ heart even as He knows yours, he inquires of us in order that we
might express that desire.
He is drawing it out of us.
Paul admonished us, in the Letter to the Philippians,
in this way:
“...in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.”
So today, request of Jesus what you expect.
You have not because you ask not.
Bartimaeus asked loudly and clearly!
You can do the same.
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