“As Jesus and his disciples were leaving
Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two
blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was
going by, they shouted, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’ The crowd rebuked them and told them to be
quiet, but they shouted all the louder, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on
us!’ Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he
asked. ‘Lord,’ they answered, ‘we want
our sight.’ Jesus had compassion on them
and touched their eyes. Immediately they
received their sight and followed him.” (Matthew 20:29-34)
I’ve learned a lesson about prayer over the
years of my relationship with the Lord.
When I pray very specifically that God would move in certain ways, the
answers are often remarkable. I can name
numerous very specific, very unexpected answers to the requests I’ve made of
the Lord when I’ve prayed seriously and specifically.
Jesus asked the two blind men, “What do you
want me to do for you?” He wanted them
to specifically ask Him to restore their sight.
And when they asked, Jesus answered with compassion and power.
James wrote, “You do not have, because you do
not ask God.” (James 4:2) Are there
answers to prayer God is waiting to provide that we do not receive simply
because we do not ask? There were in the
lives of those to whom James wrote.
Paul told the Philippians, “present your
requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) Let
God know what you want Him to do!
Let’s ask God to purify our heart so that our
motives are His motives, our desires are His desires, and then let’s ask,
seriously and specifically and see how God answers with compassion and
power! He did for the blind men and
neither His compassion nor His power has changed since then!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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