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Thursday... What would be your answer?


Thursday... What would be your answer?

As Jesus and his disciples were headed to Jerusalem there was this loud guy on the side of the road. This guy was blind and he heard that Jesus was nearby so he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Mark 10:47 (NLT).

What would you shout if you heard that Jesus was nearby? Well, I am here to tell you that he is. Yes, he is. So what would you say to get his attention?

And of course many of the people yelled at this guy, "Be quiet!" Now there are some times that we need to be loud for our own sake. We need to see ourselves that we are really serious. So what would you yell to Jesus? Verse 48 says, "'Be quiet!' many of the people yelled at him. But he shouted louder, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'"


Could it be that in situations that are way beyond our control we are too quiet? Could it be that God wants to know that we are really serious? Could it be that we listen to those around us when they say, be quiet? Just accept what is happening in your life.

Now this guy, Bartimaeus was blind. He could not see and he heard that Jesus was nearby and verses 49-50 says, "When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, 'Tell him to come here.' So they called the blind man. 'Cheer up,' they said. 'Come on, he's calling you!' Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up and came to Jesus." He got Jesus attention even though those around him told him to be quiet, to not bother Jesus but to just in so many words accept the fact that you are blind. 

And here is the question that Jesus asked him. Verse 51 says, "'What do you want me to do for you?' Jesus asked."  Let me ask you, what do you want, really want Jesus to do for you? This is not just a story. It really happened.

I don't know what you are facing today? What impossible situation are you facing today? Now there is a trust factor here. God knows what is best for us but he also wants to show us that he can handle impossible situations in our life if we would only stop and get close to him and hear him ask us, "What do you want me to do for you?"   

Verses 51-52 says, "'What do you want me to do for you?' Jesus asked. 'My Rabbi,' the blind man said, 'I want to see!' And Jesus said to him, 'Go, for your faith has healed you.' Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road."

So what would your answer be? Now the key was that this man had gotten close to Jesus, close enough for Jesus to hear what he was yelling and for Jesus to see that he was really, really serious. We really need to be serious about Jesus being near to us and we being near to him. 

Again, what would be your answer? It is amazing what will happen if we are close to Jesus and we have faith and we are really, really trusting him and we are serious. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 


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