Journey, an update from Rachelle Sperling 4-6-06

What do you want me to do for you? Jesus asked him. Mark 10:51

I find this passage in Mark interesting. Knowing the man's need Jesus could have walked directly over to the roadside where Bartimaeus was begging, but he didn't. He continued passing by until Bartimaeus called out, above the protests of the crowd. I love verse 49, where the same crowd who had rebuked him for crying out tells him to cheer up because Jesus is calling him. The directive, cheer up, makes me think that his cries must have evidenced his desperation.

And Jesus knew exactly what this blind man desired, but he asked "what do you want me to do for you?"

The patience of our God is an amazing thing. He will wait and he will pass by the place where you are a hundred times waiting for you to recognize your need. He knows that we need Him, but he waits. Will we set aside our pride and come in humility and faith to make our need known to Him? He is waiting, asking "what do you want me to do for you?"