WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU?

Mark 10:46-51 TLB

And so they reached Jericho. Later, as they left town, a great crowd was following. Now it happened that a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road as Jesus was going by. [47] When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus from Nazareth was near, he began to shout out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" [48] "Shut up!" some of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted the louder, again and again, "O Son of David, have mercy on me!" [49] When Jesus heard him, he stopped there in the road and said, "Tell him to come here." So they called the blind man. "You lucky fellow," they said, "come on, he's calling you!" [50] Bartimaeus yanked off his old coat and flung it aside, jumped up and came to Jesus. [51] "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked. "O Teacher," the blind man said, "I want to see!"

 

What do you want me to do for you? Can you imagine being asked this open-ended question with no limit? This is precisely what the Lord asks us always. We all have desires but unfortunately some of these desires go unsatisfied. We all want someone to do something for them! In the Bible, people frequently ask God to do something for them just as we do daily.

When we pray about something, we must be specific about our desires because it's whatever we ask the Lord that we receive.

Jesus tells us in John 14:13 and repeats in John 14:14 that whatever we ask in his name, He will do for us but by asking us what we want him to do for us implies that he wants us to be particular in our petitions and specific in our asking.

What do you want me to do for you?

When James and John, the sons of Zebedee, ask Jesus to grant them places of honour in His coming Kingdom, Jesus responds with a question: “What do you want me to do for you?” They asked to sit at His right and left. Jesus warns them about the suffering they don't understand but would certainly come.

We too can ask Jesus anything but let’s be sure it’s what we need.

What do you want Jesus to do for you? What do you want a lot to accomplish in your life, through you and in you?

Jesus knew Bartimaeus was blind, but he still asked him what he wanted him to do for him. Jesus knew what Bartimaeus needed but he wanted a specific request and an expression of faith from the one that was asking from him.

A question is an utterance that typically functions as a request for information, which is expected to be provided in the form of an answer.

One of the principles of prayers in the Bible is found in Matthew 7:7-11 which says we must ask and seek and knock to receive anything from God.

We know that the Lord knows our needs but if we don't ask him for what we want and wait to receive what we've asked for, how do we know that what we have come through our faith?

It's natural to answer a question directly when is asked of you. So, when Jesus asks what “do you want me to do for you” he's expecting you to tell him exactly, specifically what you want him to do for you. A direct question deserves or requires a direct answer.

But before you could ask anything of Jesus, before you can ask the father to do anything for you, you must first be a branch connected to the vine as stated in John chapter 14:13-14.

when somebody tells us to ask them anything, it means we're giving them the permission to do that thing we've asked of them, in other words, we're granting them power of attorney to do, to speak, and to give whatever and it glorifies God to answer all our prayers and to save, heal, favour, and bless us both materially, physically and spiritually. God may not do these things for us unless we ask in faith and not waver according to Hebrew 11:6.

John 3:22 say whatever we ask we receive because we keep his commandments implies a direct connection between obeying God and receiving answers to prayer.

Knowing that he hears us according to first John 5:15 should give us the confidence to ask anything but believing that he will give it to us and ask him in faith.

There is nothing too great or too small for God to give to us when we ask in prayer if what we ask is in line with his word and according to his will, our confidence in prayer then, is based on our relationship with the father.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

-        How would you personally answer this question today?

-        Are your current prayer requests specific and aligned with God’s will, or are they general and vague?

-        Are there desires in your heart that you have not yet brought before God? Why?

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for inviting me to ask boldly and specifically. Help me to align my desires with Your will and to pray in faith without wavering. I bring my needs before You, knowing that nothing is too great or too small for You in Jesus’ name, Amen.

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