AUGUST 05 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#23 “What do you want Me to do for you?” (Matthew 20:32)

 

AUGUST 05  THE JESUS QUESTIONS   

JQ#23 

 “What do you want Me to do for you?”  

(Matthew 20:32)

LIVING FOR JESUS  Daily Prayer    

JESUS no other Name can be called upon like the Name of Jesus. 

Lord when we think of all the names that have been called out 

throughout history there simply is no Name other than the Name of Jesus

 that so many have called out to for “help” and certainly no other Name 

that people call out to shower “praise” on. There just is no other Name

 ever spoken that speaks of Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, Cleansing,

 Salvation, and Healing and that list is but a very small portion of the 

great things that Jesus has done for mankind, for generations past,

 for generations in the future, and for our daily needs of the 

generation in which we live 

— so I simply call out the Matchless Name —

 JESUS, JESUS, JESUS!!!   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus is using this Question to get us to think about what we believe

 that Jesus has the power to do in our lives. Jesus had just Taught that 

God Himself will decide our place in heaven and that we should not 

seek to be great but that we should seek to find our place in the kingdom

 where we will be able to serve others for the kingdom’s sake, and not 

for any personal glory! Jesus followed up that Lesson on humility and 

servitude as He continued on His trip to Jerusalem and just outside of 

Jericho where “a great multitude followed Him” (Matthew 20:29)

 that “behold, two blind men [were] sitting by the road, 

[and] when they heard that Jesus was passing by, 

cried out, saying, ‘Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” 

(Matthew 20:30) 

The “multitudes” told the blind men to “be quiet” and leave Jesus alone

 but the blind men kept calling out to Jesus asking for His mercy,

 declaring Jesus to be the 

“Son of David” (Matthew 20:31) 

It was at this point that Jesus asked JQ#23 of the two blind men

 calling out the name of Jesus, calling Him “Lord” 

and the “Son of David” which was reference to 

Jesus, God’s Chosen One, the Messiah, 

“so Jesus stood still and called [the two blind men] and said,

 ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’” 

(JQ#23  Matthew 20:32). 

Before we see how Jesus responded to the blind men calling on Him

 to heal their blindness, we should note here that the “multitudes” 

were telling the blind men to be quiet and not to bother Jesus 

— to me this is just like our world today that tries to keep us blinded

 to who Jesus really is and what His Purpose is for our lives. 

We should be like the blind men - for the blind men had already 

recognized Jesus as the Son of God, the Chosen One, the Messiah 

so they did not let the world turn them from Jesus but they replied to Jesus,

 “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” 

(Matthew 20:33) 

Jesus then Taught by His actions that

 it is the will of the Father that we call on the Name of Jesus 

and recognize that Jesus is the Only Begotten Son, the Christ,

 the Messiah, and believe that whatever we ask of Jesus,

 that if it glorifies God, then it will be done for us

 for Matthew writes how Jesus responded 

to the blind men requesting that their

 “eyes be opened”: 

“So Jesus had compassion 

and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes

 received sight, and they followed Him.” 

(Matthew 20:34) 

Therefore when Jesus asks us

 “What do you want Me to do for you?” 

we must not let the world keep us in blindness to the

 Truth of God that God so loved the world 

that He gave His only begotten Son 

that if we believe in Him 

that our blindness will be healed 

— we should take inventory on what we believe that Jesus can do for us

 and believe that He “can” and “will” heal us and certainly He will open 

our eyes to the Purpose God has for our lives, for when we ask Jesus

 for His help, He will have “compassion” on us and our spiritual eyes 

will receive sight, but we must first have enough “Faith” in who He is 

and what He can do to ask Him to supply our need! Where will you

 turn when you realize the world has blinded you and you cannot 

see God’s Plan for your life and who will you call on to restore your sight?

 Just remember Jesus came to 

“seek and to save that which is lost” 

and 

“to give sight to the blind” 

and He gently calls out to each and every individual, 

“What do you want Me to do for you?”

AUGUST 04 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#23 “What do you want Me to do for you?” (Matthew 20:32)

 

AUGUST 04 THE JESUS QUESTIONS   

JQ#23 

 “What do you want Me to do for you?”  

(Matthew 20:32)

LIVING FOR JESUS  Daily Prayer    

JESUS, Praise God from whom ALL Blessings Flow — Lord,

 my DAILY prayer will remain - “…not my will but Thy Will be done…” -

 You Lord have proven Yourself Faithful in doing that which is 

best for us, so Lord, regardless of the circumstances I will trust You

 and rise to the next level of Faith. Lord, for all those that prayed

 for me and my specific needs I pray BLESSINGS back to them, 

LORD, bless them and address their specific needs. You Lord Jesus

 are Gracious and I thank You that You have begun a good work 

in me, and when I stumble and fall back into “my worldly self” it is 

not because of any change in You, but a worldly weakness 

re-surfacing in me and I pray that You give me the strength to 

let go of my old weakness and let You change that “worldly” weakness

 into a “spiritual” strength, Your strength which always shows

 itself when I reach out to others.   

AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus certainly is the Master Teacher for how could a mere mortal use

 9 words to express so great a Truth of God? In 2004 I wrote this 

prayer to Jesus, 

“Jesus, O Precious Jesus, You have blessed us so 

Graciously that if we were to start praising You now and continued 

throughout all Eternity, there would not be enough time or words

 to express our gratitude. How can one repay so great a debt? What gift

 could we give to the Creator that could equal the gift of God dying for us?

 Lord Jesus, You have not accomplished these great things in order

 for us to be indebted to repay You, for repayment of such a gift is

 IMPOSSIBLE for there is no “gift” equal to the gift of God giving the

 world His Only Begotten Son to die for ALL sin and through 

His Death reward repentant sinners with Everlasting Life!” 

(Written 9/3/2004) 

Lord Jesus, when I read that 2004 prayer and then look at Your 9 word question 

JQ#23 “What do you want Me to do for you?” 

all I can think of is:

 

“It is finished!” (John 19:30)

 Jesus has truly “Paid it all” and there is nothing we can 

give in return for Jesus having already “done” ALL 

that needs to be done for our Eternal Salvation.  

I then have to bow in utter humility and give my answer to Your JQ#23: 

“Lord I can ask nothing from You but Grace, and there is nothing 

more that You need to do for me other than what You have already 

done so Lord keep me always in a humble and thanksgiving attitude!!!”  

I know that personally when I consider the Question 

“What do I want Jesus to do for me?” 

that my thoughts turn to looking at what He has already done in my life and 

I thank God that He has a Plan and that His Plan of Salvation

 has already been executed! The only thing left for us 

to do is to ACCEPT HIS GIFT of EVERLASTING LIFE !!! 

I find myself repeating a John F. Kennedy quote (paraphrased)

 “Ask not what can God do for me, ask what I can do for God.” 

As soon as I ask that question from my heart, 

Jesus speaks through the scriptures: 

“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, 

and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it 

shall not be so among [the followers of Jesus]; but whoever 

desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 

And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—

—— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but 

to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” 

(Matthew 20:21-28)

 Quite often I catch myself marveling at how great a gift Salvation is —

—— when you know God, then you know there is nothing that 

we can repay Him with except 

“repentance” and “obedience” to His Word!!! 

Therefore if you find yourself wanting “more” from Jesus perhaps you

 should stop and evaluate your personal desires and  and ask yourself,

 “just how much is enough?” 

—- Greed is entitlement —- 

Grace is enough!!!