“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
As Jesus passes through Jericho in Mark 10 he walks by a blind guy named Bartimaeus, who begs for a living on the side of the road. He asks Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do for you?”
Think with me for just a minute. Jesus calls you over and then He asks you, “What do you want me to do for you?” Please put this in the context of Ephesians 3:20 we are told Jesus can do, “far more than we can ask or imagine.”
Obviously this modern day homeless guy had thought about questions like this because he knew exactly what he wanted. He asked Jesus, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight” (Mark 10:51). It was probably from all the hours he sat on the side of the road begging. He knew exactly what he wanted. What about you? What do you want Jesus to do for you?
What you want Jesus to do is reflected in your prayers, your daily living and how you exercise your faith.
I don’t dream as much as I used to because most of my “dreams” have already come true so it is hard for me to answer this huge question. I do know I want people to know Jesus. I want people to know love. That’s kind of the same thing right?
I want marriages healed, families reconciled and grad school for the 22-year-old that used to live at our house paid for.
I want a friend of mine who I love a lot to be healed from his addiction.
I want a great pair of waders for my annual spring fly fishing trip to east Texas.
I want my friend who sins big to stop sinning so big.
I want my other friend who is so bitter and always the smartest guy in the room to be humbled and know that God likes him and he doesn’t have to be so fake.
I want people to stop wearing the “scarlet letter” the culture has given them because God forgives even our worst sins.
I want people to be serious about following Jesus (it requires being intentional).
I want the church to be reminded the mandate is to make disciples. How about that for a “wish” list?
Jesus prayed in Luke 22:42 for a Plan B because He was going to the cross and not looking forward to it. This was His petition but He included a “yet not my will, but yours be done.”
I guess at the end of the day that’s what I want too. I would answer the Lord’s question, “What do you want me to do for you?” with a question, “Lord, what do you want me to do for You?”
He told me to tell you that.
- Log in or Subscribe to post comments.