What Do I Want?
Scripture – Luke 18:40-43: 40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41“What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. 42Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” 43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
Reflection: On the surface it’s a pretty simple question: “What do you want me to do for you?” But consider who’s asking. This is Jesus Christ – the Lord of all there is. And consider this: He’s asking the same question to us every day.
This isn’t some genie in a bottle granting three wishes. This is God Almighty, who has no limit to His power. And it’s not a limited offer. He comes always with the same question.
So how will I answer today? What’s the deepest need in my life? The blind man knew what he wanted. What do I want Jesus to do for me?
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, June 21
Scripture – Luke 19:1-6: 1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
Reflection: On the surface it’s a pretty simple question: “What do you want me to do for you?” But consider who’s asking. This is Jesus Christ – the Lord of all there is. And consider this: He’s asking the same question to us every day.
This isn’t some genie in a bottle granting three wishes. This is God Almighty, who has no limit to His power. And it’s not a limited offer. He comes always with the same question.
So how will I answer today? What’s the deepest need in my life? The blind man knew what he wanted. What do I want Jesus to do for me?
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, June 21
Scripture – Luke 19:1-6: 1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
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