Good Morning Friends,
“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. 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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