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DEVOTIONAL
TEXT: MARK 10:46-52 NKJV
"So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" Mark 10:51
At a stage in my son’s life as a child, he started crying
for everything he needs. He cried so much that I won’t have any option but to
give him whatever he wants not because I wanted to but because I wanted him to
stop disturbing me with is yelling. This now became his habit and I decided to
stop it. So whenever he starts his crying episodes I ignore him and tell him
that crying does not solve any problem he should learn to ask politely instead.
I persisted and before I knew it, he started asking politely. And when the
answer is ‘no’ or ‘wait’ he now knows better that crying is not an option.
A blind man called Bartimaeus was told Jesus was passing by
so he started crying, “Jesus son of David have mercy on me.” He cried so loudly
that people became embarrassed and they tried to stop him. But the more they
tried to stop him the more he cried until he attracted Jesus’ attention. Jesus
called him and asked: “What do you want me to do for you.”?
Why did Jesus ask him that question? Isn’t it obvious that
he needed his sight? Or could it be that his cries were not enough to get him
his miracle? All Bartimaeus achieved with his yelling was Jesus’ attention, not
his miracle. To get his miracle he had to stop crying just for mercy and state
his request plainly. While God is waiting and asking what he can do for you, you are busy crying. Stop making
ambiguous request. Stop crying repeatedly “Lord please have mercy on me.” Have
mercy about what? Learn to be specific and clear about your prayer request. Yes
God is omniscient but He still wants you to ask (Matthew 7:7) not whine, cry or
organize a pity party. Ask he said and you will receive. Let your prayer be specific,
straight to the point.
Prayer:
Father, give me the strength to ask, seek and knock
according to your word and not cry any longer in Jesus name. Amen.
Check out your prayer request. Have they been vague,
ambiguous or plain and straight to the point?
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