“What do You Want Me to do for You?”
Luke 18:40 And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He questioned him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
Have you ever thought about your answer to this question?
Is your answer, “Oh boy, oh boy, Santa Claus is coming to town!”
or…
“I may have only ONE chance as He’s walking by!
Yesterday, in my Journal/Portion/Me & God Time (a little of everything time), this question asked by Jesus came with the power of a KNOCK OUT PUNCH. I’ve been known to whine to Him (and anyone who would pretend to listen) about NOT KNOWING what to pray for, much less KNOWING WHEN to pray. Yesterday I was struck SPEECHLESS!
About time, huh?
I know a little about prayer… ask – seek – knock… I’ve even blogged about the little I know.
This was different! This power punch by Jesus wasn’t just about a “topic of faith”, this was about a face to face, look into my eyes, see into my heart, Holy Spirit led recognition of Jesus speaking directly to me.
“What do you want Me to do for you?”
It’s one thing to read (and form opinions/commentary) about God’s Word and Work in the lives of all His saints, it’s quite another to stand before Him… looking full in His wonderful face… immersed in His eyes looking at you, with true and complete knowledge of every cell of your being, and love that is not blemished by the not so beautiful use of those cells – which is NOT Hidden from His sight.
“What do you want Me to do for you?”
It’s all about the eyes!
I finally realized I am blind!
Not physically but spiritually… “O ye of little faith”… the eyes of my faith see so little I might as well call it BLIND FAITH
Matthew 17:20 “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you”
Mustard Seed Faith? How can I say to a mountain move if I cannot see the possibility of God-given power and authority answering such an audacious request?
Mountain Moving Words? How can I identify the mountains needing to be moved if I look through worldly eyes of lust/sin?
Trained Up and Warrior Ready? How can I respond with confident and masterful steps if I can only see shadows of the truth and it’s freedom promises?… you shall know the Truth (Jesus) and the Truth (Jesus) shall set you free. (John 8:32) If… you continue in My word…
“What do you want Me to do for you?”
Luke 18:41 And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”
I just have one tweak… I want to have YOUR sight, Jesus!
I’ve been trying to regain MY sight… I’ve been imagining the world as I SEE it… I’ve been asking for MY view to BE the view!
I’m done with it… “Lord I want to see with Your eyes!”
Yesterday I was speechless. Last night in the Throne Room I was changed. The mountain of my worldly eyes, blind with lust and pride of my flesh, has been MOVED!
I’ve been struggling to climb the mountains of need and suffering in this world.
I’ve been bruised and bleeding from tumbling down from lofty places when my declarations of God and His desires are shown to be more about me than about God.
I’ve been defeated and humiliated by the wicked who taunt me with their, “Where’s your God when you need him?”
Move me, Lord, move THIS mountain! I feel like the remnant in Nehemiah…
Nehemiah 1:3 They said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire.”
I survived the captivity… I once was lost but now am found… “For God so loved me and you, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
I survived captivity but I am in great distress and reproach… my wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire. I live not as a heaven bound saint (set apart) but as a citizen of this paradise ruled by Satan, trying to mitigate all of his ghastly destruction. Last night, in God’s Throne Room, I was indeed changed… When I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned … before the God of heaven. (Nehemiah 1:4)
And God said… “What do you want Me to do for you?”
No more Santa visions of sugar plums dancing in my head… no more rubbing magic lamps of Genie wishes… no more eyes blinded by what the world and my fleshly nature lust for…
… but this kind (this kind of mountain) does not go out (move) except by prayer and fasting… Matthew 17:21
Whatever it takes, Lord… for as long as it takes, Lord…
“Lord, I want to SEE!”
“Lord, I want to SEE and BE SEEN by You!”
Yes, I definitely had ANOTHER (so many!) “Come to Jesus Moment”!
Now it’s YOUR turn… Jesus is asking YOU… His eyes of LOVE and TRUTH are upon you!
Face to face, look into my eyes, see into my heart, Holy Spirit led recognition of Jesus, speaking directly to you…
“What do you want Me to do for you?”
**All Scripture quoted comes from the “Bible Gateway” app and is the NASB version of the Bible