Bartimaeus' Question

Good Morning,

Mark 10:51 (NIV)
"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

I'm sure that most of us are familiar with the account written in Mark about blind Bartimaeus and his encounter with Jesus. Normally when we read this story we focus on the fact that Bartimaeus didn't quiet himself when told to but called out even louder to Jesus. Today, however, let's change that focus on the simple question that Jesus asked of Bartimaeus..."What do you want me to do for you?"

Bartimaeus knew exactly what he wanted of Jesus, his sight returned to him. So he was quick to answer, 'Rabbi, I want to see." Pretty simply put and very straight forward, don't you think? I would guess that the response to Jesus' question would be the same for almost any unsighted person. Bartimaeus knew exactly what he wanted Jesus to do for him and didn't hesitate for even a moment.

The question that comes to mind today, though, is..."What do YOU want Jesus to do for you?" After all, we read in John 14:14, "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it," so, we have Jesus permission to ask Him, don't we? So, if we have that permission...and we've just read that we DO...then, what would you, or I, or any other believer in the Lord ask?

Some things that we might ask for could be very easily ascertained. I mean, if a person was paralyzed, or like Bartimaeus was blind, or had some other physical infirmity, then we might be reasonably certain that the person would want that healed and be brought back to what we might consider normal. Some might ask for Jesus to make them financially well off, or at least stable to the point of being comfortable financially. There are many things that we could ask for from the Lord.

Here's my question: What, really, is important enough to ask Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior to do for me (you)?

I'm not going to give you my answer. But, know that it isn't for wealth or even health, okay? And, it's none of my business what your answer is to that question. That's between you and God.

All I'm doing today is asking you what is the most important thing in your life that you would want Jesus to do for you. Give it some thought. Remember, once we have accepted Jesus into our lives, then our lives should be about Him.

"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus might be asking all of us. He can do it, you know.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David