What Do You Want Jesus to Do for You?
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I had just read the familiar passage in Mark 10:46-52 where a blind beggar was calling out to Jesus on the outskirts of Jericho. The question Jesus asked the beggar suddenly became personal to me: “What do you want me to do for you?”
So I began this imaginary conversation with Jesus, as if He were asking me that question.
Notice the beggar’s simple but desperate plea: “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And when Jesus asked him the above question, the blind man replied, “I want to see!”
My imaginary conversation with Jesus went something like this:
“What do you want me to do for you?
“What do you want me to do for You?”
“I asked you first.”
“But I want to do something for You, Jesus!” After all, He had already done it…all…for me.
But I tried to imagine Jesus asking me again, “What do you want me to do for you?”
And then I thought of all the things my fleshy heart could desire:
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A large home in the country with a wrap around porch
and a gazebo…
a quiet stream running by…
near the mountains…
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Or good health so I could live to a ripe old age…
Maybe a book on the New York Times Bestseller list…
Time to travel to my heart’s content…
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Absence of stress…
and abundance of wealth…
a lime-green convertible (it wouldn’t have to be a convertible)…
But that’s not what I told Jesus.
Maybe, like the king Solomon, I would just ask for wisdom:
Wisdom to handle pain as my friend, teaching me patience and grace within…
Wisdom to use the resources well You’ve given me…
Wisdom to finish the work You started in me…
Wisdom to love like You with heart bowed and hands outstretched…
Wisdom to know when to act and when to pray…
Wisdom to share Your words effectively so others can know You, too…
Wisdom to even know what to ask for…
My list could have gone on. But then I thought about adding something else:
To feel the breath of Your presence on my life…
The warmth of Your Spirit blowing through my heart daily…
The encouragement of your hand on my back pushing me forward…
And to See…
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To see for myself…and to help others want
To see You close-up, Your smile...
To finally see, without a doubt…
It was all worthwhile.
But in my heart, the closer Jesus came, I felt that beggar’s cry welling up and spilling out:
Jesus, Son of David, Have mercy on me!”
And He did. And He does. And He will.
For me. For you. For everyone who calls on His name.
But, I asked again, “Isn’t there something I can do for You?”
I found a simple answer–a good place to start–in that same passage:
“Go,” said Jesus.
And the blind man followed Jesus.
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road (Mark 10:52, NIV).
It’s Your Turn: What Would You Like Jesus to Do for You?
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I would like JESUS to fill my empty hands with the things HE wants me to do every day as I lift my praises up to HIM, Thank you Rebecca for all my daily devotions, each one touches my heart with the love of JESUS. Have a Happy Day.
I agree with Emily – I want to be so full of Jesus, so full of His love, His forgiveness, His grace and His mercy that it splashes out from me to those who need His touch, His love, His embrace. More of Him, less of me, then also my wants and needs would be minimised in His presence where there is fullness of joy. Thank you again Rebecca for your faithfulness to the Lord and passing on His voice in your writing.
A wonderful request,Emily!
Thanks, Coralie! Great things to ask of Jesus!
Sure I have something to say – I NEED A MIRACLE NOW!!!
All my friends including my wife think it’s an embarrassment that after 9 months of being unemployed I cannot get a job (previously a senior executive )
I have tried and tried and tried and prayed and prayed and prayed.
I have nowhere to turn.
So what’s the story with God !!!
I feel I’m being thrown on life’s scrap heap.
I have lost hope miracles happen – I need it NOW
Can you help maybe please?
Pete
Pete, it’s so hard to hold on to hope when it seems as if there is none. Please know you are being lifted up in prayer. We cannot presume to know God’s ways and His timetable, but we can testify to His faithfulness. May God give you grace as you wait on Him.
Pete ,
Hold on Pete … You will be blessed.
We are all praying for you.
God has big plans for you — the past few months
Has helped you to learn patience, love and understaning.
When you understand all of these things and then
Ask god for help you will be amazed!!!
God bless !!!
I would ask Jesus to take away all the guilt I feel and have when I feel like I have failed as a parent. I would ask him to take away bitterness and anger about things that have happened in my past that I have no control over. I would ask him to be with my older son who was raised in a Christian home and who is married now with a child but wants nothing to do with God. I would ask him to help my twenty year old son and my 23 year old daughter to help being them closer to God. I would ask that they keep in touch more often with their parents. I ask that God give me patience as a home schooling mom with the two girls age 16 and 11 that I still have at home. i ask that he help me be the best I can be for him and them as a parent. I would ask God for friends that are Christians to be accountable to.
I would also ask God to forgive me for my times of doubt. To help me pray more and have more faith in him and worry less.
Christina,
Thanks for stopping by and sharing these requests. Jesus loves to hear His children pray and knows our needs even before we ask. May God encourage you daily! He is faithful.