There are two accounts in this chapter in which Jesus asks the same question: “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus grants one and does not for the other. Why?
The first one comes from two of His closest disciples. Though they have been following Him for sometime, they had not fully come to understand His teachings. They asked to sit beside Him in places of honor when He sat down at last on His throne. Their answer to the question asked by Jesus exposed a selfish motivation that did not reflect a changed heart. It was for something that was not compatible with the will of God.
The second one comes from a blind man begging on the side of the road. He had not been following Jesus but he cried out for mercy, the very thing Jesus was offering. When asked the same question, his reply was for healing. Jesus did so, opening not only his eyes but the eyes of his heart. He then began following Jesus.
This same question is before you and I each day. How we answer reveals much.
What do you want Me to do for you?
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