March 31: Ready to Do What Is Most Needed

Narrator: Chris Genthree
 •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 4
UK 18:41{HI 4:6{Only a blind beggar by the wayside! But Jesus of Nazareth stood still when he cried to Him. He could not grope his way among the crowd, but Jesus commanded him to be brought near to Him. He knew why the poor man had cried out, but He would have him tell it to Himself. So He said, "What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?" Wonderful question, with a wonderful promise wrapped up in it! For it meant that the mighty Son of God was ready to do whatever this poor blind beggar asked. What did he ask? First, just what he most wanted! Not what he supposed he ought to ask, nor what anyone had taught him to ask, nor what other people asked; but simply what he wanted. Secondly, he asked straight off for a miracle! He never stopped to question whether it was likely or not, nor how Jesus of Nazareth would do it, nor whether it was too much to ask all at once, nor whether the people would think him too bold. He knew what he wanted, and he believed that Jesus of Nazareth could do it, and so he asked, and that was enough.
O Tender One. O Mighty One, who never sent away
The sinner or the sufferer, Thou art the same today!
The same in love, the same in power, and Thou art waiting still,
To heal the multitudes that come. yea, "whosoever will"!